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What Does VAR Cost?
VAR was designed to correct mistakes without taking too much away from football. I wanted to know how well it's keeping that promise.
Nov 2
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Kaleb Robinson
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October 2026
What Comes With the Market?
La Liga apologized for Kylian Mbappé’s remarks and proposed a protocol involving clubs and players. I wanted to know what that might mean for what…
Oct 30
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Kaleb Robinson
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What Does Manchester United Actually Need From Its Next Manager?
Carrick has delivered results. His predecessors have too. But what should United be measuring when deciding who can build something that lasts?
Oct 28
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Kaleb Robinson
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The Academy Promise
The Premier League requires three years of support for certain released academy players. But how do we know whether it's working?
Oct 25
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Kaleb Robinson
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A Court in Barrio Antioquia
I discovered Medellín's Torneo del Barrio through a screen. Leonardo Weir played on the court, Bryan Arroyave Zapata photographed it from beside it. I…
Oct 18
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Kaleb Robinson
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What About Everyone Else?
Manchester United have backed managers, changed their minds, and rebuilt the football department. But how does the club judge the people making those…
Oct 14
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Kaleb Robinson
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When Does Looking Slow Mean Being Unfit?
Manchester United’s running numbers look bad. The harder question is what they actually prove.
Oct 12
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Kaleb Robinson
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When Do the Roots of the Badge Reach the Heart?
How football becomes something we carry through people, places, memory and time.
Oct 8
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Kaleb Robinson
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Which Money Counts?
Financial Fair Play was supposed to make football more sustainable. Fifteen years later, I wanted to know what the “fair” part actually means.
Oct 6
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Kaleb Robinson
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September 2026
The Most Valuable Thing a Football Club Can Own Might Be Time.
What Trent Alexander-Arnold, Kaoru Mitoma, Richarlison and Marc Guéhi can teach us about the strange value of contractual time.
Sep 10
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Kaleb Robinson
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When Does a Pattern Become Proof?
Manchester United’s fight against ticket touting is exposing a harder question about what data can actually tell us.
Sep 8
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Kaleb Robinson
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Where Does the Money Actually Come From?
Football just completed the richest transfer window in history. The strange part isn’t how much clubs spent. It’s how they’re paying for it.
Sep 4
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Kaleb Robinson
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