Julian AlvarezJulian Alvarez
Argentina Without Messi: The Silence Before a New Identity SpeaksI record the air before I record the match. It is a habit I have carried...
When Barcelona Shuts the Door on Julian Alvarez: Raphinha Keeping the Rhythm in the No. 9 VoidI sat in the fourth row of the press area at Camp des Loges on an August...
The Madrid Derby and the Transition Problem: When Simeone Draws His Own Boundary LineI sat in row seven of the east stand at the Metropolitano, notebook open to a...
Champions League Preview: Barca Overcome Feyenoord, Arsenal and Liverpool Prepare for European JourneyThe Champions League preview for this season is attracting huge attention fro...
Matt Thomas and the Two-Month Deal in Málaga: When a Pure Shooter Has to Prove He Still BelongsOn a morning shootaround in Málaga, I stood in the corner of the arena where...
ASEAN Cup 2026: Vietnam vs Philippines in Group B and Two Competing Squad ModelsASEAN Cup 2026: Vietnam vs Philippines and Two Competing Squad Models The...
Collapse in the Sauna at the 2026 Asian Games: How the 77kg Weight Class Became a Mirror for the Whole MMA SystemOn the night of September 19, 2026, in the athletes' village at the Asian Gam...
Suhl Wins First German Supercup: Three Sets, Six Points, and the Winner at the Final WhistleCoburg, the evening of October 3, 2026. On the scoreboard of an arena holding...
U16 Vietnam 2-4 U16 Australia: 38 Minutes of Lost Structure and the Transition ProblemMinute 83, the score 2-4. U16 Vietnam are awarded a penalty after a foul on...
From the Snow of Changzhou to Empty Stands: Vietnamese Football Writes Poetry Through DefeatOn the night of January 27, 2026, in Changzhou, snow fell so heavily that...
Seven Hands for One Body: Maradona's Second Trial and the Responsibility That Was DividedTWO DATES, THE 22ND, AND THE SILENCE IN SAN ISIDRO On 22 October, at the...
Gladbach Appoint Blessin: A Contract to 2028 and a Mid-Season Relegation GambleSeven goals in one afternoon, and Gladbach walked away empty-handed. A 3-4...
Raphinha keeps Barcelona calm before Clásico after Paris defeatMarseille, early in the week. I replay the Raphinha interview broadcast by TN...
Ronaldo Leaves Portugal Camp Before Denmark Clash: Bruno Fernandes Denies a Rift, and the Hidden Half of the Exit Stays in the CorridorMy phone rang at 2:40 a.m. Lisbon time. On the other end was a broker I had...
Vietnam's Late Call-Up for Khoa Ngo: Midfield Depth, Three Matches in Seven Days and an Unconfirmed VariableA Late Call-Up: An Administrative Act, a Tactical Signal On 18 September 2026...
SEA Games 2026: When Poor Data Opened a Vast UniverseKuala Lumpur, August 2026. I was 19 years old, sitting in the stands of the...
ASCA World Clinic 2026: The Final Line Before the Certification Revolution, and 3 'Invaluable' Hours with Gregg TroyAt nine o'clock on Wednesday morning, September 9, 2026, at the Rosen Centre...
Vietnamese Football After ASEAN Cup 2026: One Title and the Gaps It Did Not Fill2:47 a.m. Hamburg time, 5 January 2026. I was sitting in front of a screen,...
2026 European Individual Championships in Ljubljana: the 28 September Media Deadline and One Ranking Line Worth Noting28 September 2026 is the deadline. 11 October 2026 is the opening day. Betwee...
Vietnamese Football and the Battle Against 'Data Vacuum': When Commentators Lose Their PulseVietnamese Football and the Battle Against 'Data Vacuum': When Commentators...
When Barcelona Shuts the Door on Julian Alvarez: Raphinha Keeping the Rhythm in the No. 9 VoidI sat in the fourth row of the press area at Camp des Loges on an August...
The Madrid Derby and the Transition Problem: When Simeone Draws His Own Boundary LineI sat in row seven of the east stand at the Metropolitano, notebook open to a...
Champions League Preview: Barca Overcome Feyenoord, Arsenal and Liverpool Prepare for European JourneyThe Champions League preview for this season is attracting huge attention fro...
Matt Thomas and the Two-Month Deal in Málaga: When a Pure Shooter Has to Prove He Still BelongsOn a morning shootaround in Málaga, I stood in the corner of the arena where...
ASEAN Cup 2026: Vietnam vs Philippines in Group B and Two Competing Squad ModelsASEAN Cup 2026: Vietnam vs Philippines and Two Competing Squad Models The...
Collapse in the Sauna at the 2026 Asian Games: How the 77kg Weight Class Became a Mirror for the Whole MMA SystemOn the night of September 19, 2026, in the athletes' village at the Asian Gam...
Suhl Wins First German Supercup: Three Sets, Six Points, and the Winner at the Final WhistleCoburg, the evening of October 3, 2026. On the scoreboard of an arena holding...
U16 Vietnam 2-4 U16 Australia: 38 Minutes of Lost Structure and the Transition ProblemMinute 83, the score 2-4. U16 Vietnam are awarded a penalty after a foul on...
From the Snow of Changzhou to Empty Stands: Vietnamese Football Writes Poetry Through DefeatOn the night of January 27, 2026, in Changzhou, snow fell so heavily that...
Seven Hands for One Body: Maradona's Second Trial and the Responsibility That Was DividedTWO DATES, THE 22ND, AND THE SILENCE IN SAN ISIDRO On 22 October, at the...
Gladbach Appoint Blessin: A Contract to 2028 and a Mid-Season Relegation GambleSeven goals in one afternoon, and Gladbach walked away empty-handed. A 3-4...
Raphinha keeps Barcelona calm before Clásico after Paris defeatMarseille, early in the week. I replay the Raphinha interview broadcast by TN...
Ronaldo Leaves Portugal Camp Before Denmark Clash: Bruno Fernandes Denies a Rift, and the Hidden Half of the Exit Stays in the CorridorMy phone rang at 2:40 a.m. Lisbon time. On the other end was a broker I had...
Vietnam's Late Call-Up for Khoa Ngo: Midfield Depth, Three Matches in Seven Days and an Unconfirmed VariableA Late Call-Up: An Administrative Act, a Tactical Signal On 18 September 2026...
SEA Games 2026: When Poor Data Opened a Vast UniverseKuala Lumpur, August 2026. I was 19 years old, sitting in the stands of the...
ASCA World Clinic 2026: The Final Line Before the Certification Revolution, and 3 'Invaluable' Hours with Gregg TroyAt nine o'clock on Wednesday morning, September 9, 2026, at the Rosen Centre...
Vietnamese Football After ASEAN Cup 2026: One Title and the Gaps It Did Not Fill2:47 a.m. Hamburg time, 5 January 2026. I was sitting in front of a screen,...
2026 European Individual Championships in Ljubljana: the 28 September Media Deadline and One Ranking Line Worth Noting28 September 2026 is the deadline. 11 October 2026 is the opening day. Betwee...
Vietnamese Football and the Battle Against 'Data Vacuum': When Commentators Lose Their PulseVietnamese Football and the Battle Against 'Data Vacuum': When Commentators...
