Author: Alistair Webster
My dad cried during Italia 90. He will deny this if you ask him. He will tell you his eyes watered because it was late and he was tired …
There is a specific kind of cruelty in football that does not get talked about nearly enough. You have agreed personal terms. The fee is done. The clubs have …
My grandad saw George Best play. Not on television. Not on a highlights reel. In person. At Old Trafford, in the flesh, close enough to see the way he …
I woke up this morning and reached for my phone before my eyes were properly open. This is not unusual. This is what I have done every morning for …
There is a specific kind of transfer that only happens during a World Cup summer. The kind that gets announced on a Tuesday afternoon while the entire football watching …
The confetti has settled at MetLife Stadium. Spain have their trophy. Ferran Torres has his moment. Rodri has his Golden Ball. The football was extraordinary and the tournament, taken …
I want to start with a moment from the semi final against England that I do not think I will ever forget. The eighty fifth minute. England leading 1-0. …
I wrote about this months ago when Gianni Infantino first announced that the World Cup final would feature a halftime show for the first time in the tournament’s history. …
There are footballers who win trophies. There are footballers who win awards. There are footballers who accumulate statistics that survive long after the memories of the matches that produced …
MetLife Stadium. East Rutherford, New Jersey. July 19, 2026. Over eighty thousand people watching inside the ground and billions more watching around the world as Ferran Torres collected the …
