Magdalena JehlarovaMagdalena Jehlarova
English Football and the Lesson from a Cue: When Tactical Analysis Gets Split by LabelsThe summer with the German master taught me that pressing is not anger, it is...
The Column of Zeros: What a Failed Data Run Taught Me About the Limits of Tactical AnalysisMilan, March. I reopen the dataset from thirty-seven Serie A matches I had...
Napoli vs Venezia: A 10-Match Unbeaten Run and the Flaw Hiding in Napoli's Away FormThe Penzo. A team that has not won a single match, that has not scored agains...
The Model's Zero: When Football Data Chooses SilenceOn the night of July 6, 2026, in Kazan, Belgium knocked Brazil out of the Wor...
When Gegenpressing Is Decoded: Salah's Promise and the Physical Trap of English FootballIn the last three rounds of the Premier League, Liverpool's PPDA has risen fr...
The Manchester City File: £900 Million, an Appeal, and an Unanswered GapThe day the Premier League's independent commission published its findings on...
The Aguero Statue and the £830 Million Invoice: The Man City Era Through the Lens of the BooksI remember the night of 13 May 2026, sitting in front of the screen in Hai...
115 Charges, One Silent Beat: Manchester City and the Biggest Legal Battle in English Football HistoryI was sitting at the edge of the Incheon training ground, two old stopwatches...
Manchester City and the 115 Charges: What Is Really on Trial Is Not a SeasonThere are news items that force you to put the pen down mid-sentence. That...
Superintelligence in the Stands: Big Tech, Player Data and the Money Map of Modern FootballIn the 78th minute of a World Cup qualifier last June, a 24-year-old midfield...
Roberto Mancini Returns to Italy: A Youth Gamble After Three Missed World CupsThe first training session at Coverciano began at seven in the morning, with...
Enzo Fernández to Man City: The £125m Symphony of DestiniesStamford Bridge, a preseason friendly evening. Each time Enzo Fernández touch...
The 2027 World Cup: Six 50m Events and a Door That Opens Only OnceIn October 2026, at an indoor athletics meet in Shanghai, I stood less than...
UFC Vegas 121: Rosas Jr. knocks out Barcelos, but the win is overshadowed by the stretcherUFC Vegas 121 ended with a knockout victory for Raúl Rosas Jr. over Raoni...
An Empty Analysis: When Tennis Has No Story YetI recently reviewed a Stage-1 tennis analysis. The first thing to say about i...
Rayados and the 794-minute youth puzzle: A compliance squeeze threatening Liguilla ambitionsMonterrey (Rayados) face one of the most awkward paradoxes of the Apertura 20...
Modena Futures: When Elite16 Pedigree Exposes the Competitive GapThe Modena Futures final ended with a scoreline of 21-11, 21-12. A 21-point...
CSKA Moscow and the 89-67 Scoreline: When a Friendly Gets Read as a ManifestoThere is an image I have kept in my head for years: Faker sitting motionless ...
LSR Colombo Marathon 2026: A Tropical Road Race Revival Between Tourism Expectations and the Missing Data of Elite PerformanceWhen a marathon announces its 20th edition, people often look for something...
Cameroon reach the CAVB final and secure a 2027 World Championship berth alongside Tunisia: a run decided at the very last pointsOPENING: 16-14 AND A 108-108 AGGREGATE The fifth set of the quarterfinal...
