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Mateus Carvalho writes a detailed scout report about the Portugal and SC Braga winger, Trincão. When in late January Barcelona announced the signing of...
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Mateus Carvalho writes a detailed scout report about the Portugal and SC Braga winger, Trincão. When in late January Barcelona announced the signing of...
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Ryan Paton wonders if the strange circumstances surrounding the recent Premier League victory will inspire an era of Liverpool dominance. It’s what we’ve been...
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Richard Pike takes a close look at the two Spanish giants – Real Madrid and Barcelona – with a view to the next decade....
Rahul Warrier writes about the cumulative effects of Neymar’s transfer to PSG. Few transfers have had such a transformative impact on the world market...
Perry Littman conducts a review of the existing scientific literature surrounding penalty kicks. Penalty kicks in football appear to have been undervalued, as they...
Arnab Ray looks at what constitutes the perfect counter-attack and breaks down Belgium’s winner against Japan in the 2018 World Cup’s Round of 16...
Tom Robinson writes a detailed scout report about the Ecuador and IdV midfielder, Moises Caicedo. Football in Ecuador is in the midst of a...
Richard Pike examines recent talk regarding Ralf Rangnick’s rumoured move to AC Milan. After a near two month disruption to the footballing calendar due...
Brian Bertie profiles 10 young players to watch out for in the Peruvian Liga 1. The last decade has seen a stark in improvement...
Sauharda Karki analyzes the numbers surrounding the growing trend of counter-attacking goals in the Premier League and discusses some of the possible implications. With...
Venkatanarayanan V writes a detailed scout report about the England and West Ham midfielder, Declan Rice. “Overrated” is a commonly used term in football...
Perry Littman conducts a focused analysis on Southend United’s defensive problems this season. Sol Campbell, who previously managed Macclesfield Town from November 2018 to...
As the end of the season beckons across Europe, in some form, it is time for us at Outside of the Boot to recognize...
While this website has made its name focusing on the lesser known youth of this beautiful sport, and combined it with a tinge of...
Calum Clark explores the crisis that has engulfed Scottish football over the last month. A misplaced vote, an association at war with itself, the...
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While this website has made its name focusing on the lesser known youth of this beautiful sport, and combined it with a tinge of...
Arnab Ray explores being a supporter of a team in a league that he doesn’t particularly like and how it seems like the battle...
Tom Robinson looks at a promising new generation of central defenders coming through the ranks for Argentina as the Albiceleste is enjoying something of...
Is Germany Ready to cope with the pressure of the world’s collective eyes on them? What does this mean for the fans of the...
Richard Pike writes in detail about what the modified football calendar for this season, and the next might look like, and what it teaches...
Charles Onwuakpa analyses Bayern Munich’s Thiago Alcantara, and how one can pick-up the traits exhibited by him. “Thiago or nothing.” – Pep Guardiola This...
Tom Robinson profiles 10 young players to watch out for in the Uruguayan Primera Division. Uruguay’s ability to punch above its weight in terms...
A regular feature on our website is the Talent Radar Team of the Week with the best young players compiled into an XI from...
Brian Bertie writes about the 10 young players to watch in this season’s A-League. Australia have made rapid strides forward in their football development...
SU Sintrense defender, Abneet Bharti, the only Indian footballer to be plying his trade in Europe, talks to Kaustubh Pandey about his experiences and...
A regular feature on our website is the Talent Radar Team of the Week with the best young players compiled into an XI from...
On the eve of the latest edition of the ISL, Arinjay Ghosh pays a tribute to Borja Fernandez, an ISL legend. Sixty-eight minutes had...
While this website has made its name focusing on the lesser known youth of this beautiful sport, and combined it with a tinge of...
Siyang Xu writes a detailed tactical analysis about the UEFA Champions League match that ended Liverpool 3-2 PSG. Liverpool faced PSG in arguably the...
A regular feature on our website is the Talent Radar Team of the Week with the best young players compiled into an XI from...
Gear up with your organic ginger ale and mystical moustache oil, as Richard Pike briefs us about 5 off beat and hipsterish teams to...
A regular feature on our website is the Talent Radar Team of the Week with the best young players compiled into an XI from...
Miles Olusina writes about Maurizio Sarri and the approach he is likely to take at Chelsea. Despite a successful 2016/17 campaign which saw Chelsea...
A regular feature on our website is the Talent Radar Team of the Week with the best young players compiled into an XI from...
A regular feature on our website is the Talent Radar Team of the Week with the best young players compiled into an XI from...
Aamer Aslam writes about what we can expect from European Champions Real Madrid after the arrival of Julen Lopetegui On June 12, 2018, just...
Charles Onwuakpa writes about Carlo Ancelotti and the approach he is likely to take on at Napoli. After three intense seasons in the Southern...
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