Men’s monogamous relationship with football
Um, to be honest I never intend to write anything. Sometimes I have an idea that occupies my mind until I have a chance to sit down and flesh it out. Sometimes it’s something I read; at other times...
View ArticleYou, Me & Football
A couple of weeks ago someone contacted me on Twitter. I usually use the social network to rant about football on match days or be commentator of sorts during political debates. Yeah, it’s an odd...
View ArticleFootball broke my heart
I wouldn’t peg myself as the ‚inspired‘ type of writer (once again, I’m not a writer in that sense. I write, which is not the same). I have ideas. That’s basically it. The talented ones are kissed by a...
View ArticleArsenal FC: The failed experiment with socialism
I don’t know. I was bored so I thought why not write something I actually do for living and combine it with football? Here’s my two cents on Arsenal FC, Arsene Wenger and the way the fabulous club is...
View ArticleThe Triple F’s of Fandom: Fickle, Frustrated & Forgetful
I really never intend to write anything, let alone plan an article nor the subject. I usually have an idea and run with it. When I’m done writing I try to figure out where it fits best. Not very...
View ArticleManchester City’s Roberto Mancini: Money, Power and Respect?
I’m interested in politics, I think everyone should be. When I was in junior high school we were actually looking up to our seniors. Catch a few discussions they’d have about politics during the breaks...
View ArticleIndonesia the Great
Just as recent as last week I was ‘home’ (whatever that is) in Indonesia. Since I was due to attend a conference/seminar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia anyway I squeezed in a detour to visit some relatives....
View ArticleFootball’s Fisheye Perspective: Is It Big Fish in a Small Pond or Small Fish...
Sail away, you can fly… These are actually the lyrics to a quite popular beer commercial and absolutely make no sense at first glance. After all, first one is prompted to sail away, presumably on a...
View ArticleLionel Messi – Simply the best; Cristiano Ronaldo – Best Of The Rest
Every now and then I run out of ideas for articles. Usually that coincides with me being in a relationship, too busy with work or the winter break. Hence I was pleasantly surprised when a friend of...
View ArticleBeating FC Barcelona: The Gift and the Curse
The story behind this one, well, on matchdays I’m pretty active on Twitter. My fellow Culés tweet a lot of useful and insightful stuff about the beautiful game and FC Barcelona. A friend of mine...
View ArticleFC Bayern Munich v FC Barcelona: World-class club v World-class team
Every now and then I can’t help but look at from football from a business perspective. FC Barcelona‘s transfer operations in particular have always been a mystery to me. To this day I can’t fully...
View ArticleBarcelona Financial Myth Debunked – Champions League Top 4 Finances
I can’t help but look at transfers from a financial perspective. Even though it’s not my money, or has any impact on my own bottom line it’s something that interests me. Sometimes I get into arguments...
View ArticleNeymar’s Potential Transfer Is Akin To Betting In The Stock Market
I like writing, finance and football. Naturally I like to write about football transfers. It’s one of the very few instances where I find myself voluntarily researching. It’s the first 10 to 15 minutes...
View ArticleUEFA Champions League Finances: A Decade Of Decadence | Barcelona, Bayern,...
The close season of football is one of the worst times of year – at least entertainment wise. However, the wrap-up of the 2012-13 campaign offered the opportunity to write something about past seasons...
View ArticleFootball Finances – Billionaire’s Playground: How Much Spending Is Necessary...
‘Finance Football’ is a semi-regular column that tackles the economic aspects of the world’s favorite pastime, taking a closer look at the commercial side of the game. In the inaugural edition, we...
View ArticleBale, Neymar or Özil? The Bonfire Of Vanities – A Financial Perspective
The column ‘Finance Football’ tackles the economic aspects of the world’s favorite pastime, taking a closer look at the commercial side of the game. In the Second edition we look at Real Madrid’s...
View ArticleFinancial Analysis On Perez’s Galacticos Policy And FC Barcelona’s Rise | Part 1
The column ‘Finance Football’ tackles the economic aspects of the world’s favorite pastime, taking a closer look at the commercial side of the game. In the Third edition we look at Florentino Perez,...
View ArticleFinancial Analysis On Perez’s Galacticos Policy And FC Barcelona’s Rise | Part 2
The column ‘Finance Football’ tackles the economic aspects of the world’s favorite pastime, taking a closer look at the commercial side of the game. In the Forth edition we look at Barcelona Joan...
View ArticleFootball Will Eat Itself: Why UEFA Need To Start Capping Salaries Now
The first half of the 2013-14 season is drawing to a close. However, the January transfer window offers clubs the opportunity to enter the market in search for additions to strengthen their squads, or...
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