THEMES..
THE VICE OF RETURNING: THE SECOND LIFE OF CHAMPIONS NEVER BEGINS
Marcel Hirscher is back, Lindsey Vonn is taking care of it, Anne van der Breggen is back on the bike. Because they all fall for it, everyone and perhaps Totti.
IT HAS BECOME EASIER TO SAVE PENALTY: WE SHOOT FROM NINE METERS OR WE WIDE THE GOAL
When the English brought order to the great chaos called football at the end of the 19th century, they established that to score a point you had to reach a goal [un goal] inside a space 7 meters and 32 centimeters wide, 2 meters and 44 meters high. In 1914 the tallest men in the world were the Swedes. They reach an average of 1.72 metres. The shortest live in Laos. The difference is 23 centimeters. A century later, the record of tallest men in the world passed to the Dutch. They reach 183 centimeters
THOSE WHO TAKE PENALTY LIKE THE SNAIL IN PINOCCHIO
They start, they stop, they start again. Meaning what. It’s not like they stop. They couldn’t. They stop. It’s a jerky chase. If you belong to the people who watch European and World Cups like Milan Fashion Week, in search of new fashions and new trends, then the 2024 tournament in Germany calls for attention on the new technique of approaching the spot in the penalty area. Nino, don’t be afraid to stop before taking a penalty.
WEEKEND RIVALS
SLOT IN LIVERPOOL WORKS WITHOUT SUFFERING THE SHADOW OF KLOPP
As they know at Old Trafford it’s not easy to move on when you’ve had a totem on the bench. Yet in Liverpool they seem to know the art of moving forward
WHO KNOWS IF MARSEILLE IS REALLY CLOSE TO PSG
The match may even seem balanced, “after years of unbalanced jolts” summarizes Mélisande Gomez in L’Equipe. “The gap between OM and PSG no longer seems so abysmal. We fell for it once, twice, three times and we fell for it again.”
POLITICAL BARCELONA AND REAL MADRID
A match that is a great metaphor. The birth certificate of political Barcelona. The kick on the seat of a taxi between Montalbán and Marías. Salvador Dali wanted to be Cruyff
THE ATHLETIC TOMBOLA
