Jacob Whitehead The final paperwork came through later than expected on the evening of August 12, but there would be no final hitches. Matthijs de Ligt, regarded as one of Europe’s best young centre-backs for almost a decade, would become a Manchester United player courtesy of an opportunistic transfer, which first arose as a possibility […]
Thom Harris The coin toss: performative pre-match bureaucracy, or a chance to land an early psychological blow? For most football fans, the 60 seconds leading up to kick-off is a vague time of excitement and contemplation only interrupted by two things; the referee’s whistle or the dreaded, for the match-goer, sight of the goalkeeper picking […]