A weary look ahead to the new season.

Emerson Csorba explores why love is a game-changer when it comes to winning.
Selfish interests are a symptom of a wider social tendency.
The icon of the beautiful game holds a nation's gaze, giving insights into...
Not every problem in the game, or life, can be fixed overnight.
The vagueness that gives symbols power reduces the chance for nuanced...
What one referee’s foul-mouthed rant tells us about the nature of sport, and...
More politics in football is driving distrust and mis-information
Neil Atkinson’s Transformer isn’t the straightforward biography of Jurgen...
Neil Atkinson talks about his new biography of the redemptive Liverpool...
Football is a global language and the shootout is the end to Shakespearian...