An edit-page essay in The Hindu on the Football World Cup: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/how-the-world-explains-football/article24224767.ece
Tag: Football
What makes football beautiful
A review of books by Simon Critchley and Laurent Dubois for The Hindu: https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/what-we-think-about-when-we-think-about-football-by-simon-critchley-and-the-language-of-the-game-how-to-understand-soccer-by-laurent-dubois-reviews-what-makes-football-beautiful/article24180474.ece
The beautiful game
A review of Michael Cox’s new book, Mixer, for The Hindu: http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/the-beautiful-game/article19433804.ece
The Good Doctor
A review of Andrew Downie’s new biography of the Brazilian footballer Sócrates, for The Hindu: http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/the-good-doctor/article18159803.ece
A review of Angels with Dirty Faces
For OPEN Magazine, a review of Jonathan Wilson’s excellent book chronicling the history of Argentinean football: http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/books/messi-or-maradona
The fascinating history behind Portugal’s Euro 2016 victory
An essay for Mint on Sunday on Portugal’s national football team and its chequered political history: http://www.livemint.com/Sundayapp/5IgxvnKFsZrMo1fqqJ0cAI/A-look-at-the-fascinating-history-of-Portugals-road-to-Euro.html
Johan Cruyff: The man who transformed football
An essay on Johan Cruyff for Mint on Sunday: http://mintonsunday.livemint.com/news/johan-cruyff-the-man-who-transformed-football/1.0.776800351.html
The best is yet to come
A preview of the upcoming Premier League season for the Business Line’s Ink: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/cover/english-premier-league-the-clash-of-the-clubs/article7508120.ece
The buck must not stop here
An op-ed for The Hindu on the FIFA arrests and why the buck must go beyond Sepp Blatter: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/sepp-blatter-is-unmoved-by-the-arrests-of-fifa-officials/article7261343.ece
The History of Dutch Soccer and Playing Not to Win
A piece for Pacific Standard on Dutch football and why the country values style so much: http://www.psmag.com/navigation/books-and-culture/history-dutch-soccer-argentina-germany-world-cup-85539/
