modern football tactics

  • Soccer
    The face of the sports calendar

    2026 Sports Calendar

    Sports calendars no longer work in neat seasons. They spill from one to the next. One competition bleeds into another, storylines overlap, and before one trophy is lifted the next draw is already being streamed on a grainy YouTube feed. For fans, that’s the joy of it. There is always…

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  • Champions League
    MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 19: Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid battles for possession with Abdukodir Khusanov of Manchester City during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Knockout Play-off second leg match between Real Madrid C.F. and Manchester City at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on February 19, 2025 in Madrid, Spain.

    Biggest Tactical Trends in the Champions League this season

    The Champions League has never felt more like a travelling tactics convention than it does this season. The old comfort blanket of tidy four-team groups is gone. In its place sits the new 36-team league phase, a rolling carousel of heavyweight clashes that looks more like a supercharged regular season…

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