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Before the Match: Senegal vs Morocco, AFCON Final
16 Jan 2026 Tactical Preview

Before the Match: Senegal vs Morocco, AFCON Final

Pre-final prediction for the AFCON final at Rabat. Morocco at home with Brahim Díaz at the height of his form. I am going to be wrong about this and I am writing it anyway.
Algeria 0, Nigeria 2. The Inquest Was Pre-Written.
13 Jan 2026 AFCON & African Football

Algeria 0, Nigeria 2. The Inquest Was Pre-Written.

Algeria 0, Nigeria 2. We knew it was coming. The structural problems have not been solved. The post-match analysis will run the same patterns it always runs and nothing will change.
Before the Match: Algeria vs Burkina Faso, AFCON Group Stage Decider
5 Jan 2026 Tactical Preview

Before the Match: Algeria vs Burkina Faso, AFCON Group Stage Decider

Pre-match read. Same opponent, same group stakes as two years ago. Different squad, different problem, same likely outcome.
Watching AFCON From Home
30 Dec 2025 Cross-Disciplinary

Watching AFCON From Home

The tournament is a week old. Watching it from inside Algeria is a different experience than the European press will ever capture.
Before the Match: Morocco vs Comoros, AFCON Opening Match
20 Dec 2025 Tactical Preview

Before the Match: Morocco vs Comoros, AFCON Opening Match

Pre-match read for the AFCON opener. Morocco starts first-choice, Comoros defends deep, the script is obvious and the home team performs it.
Brahim Díaz and the Choice That Made Him
5 Dec 2025 Player Profile

Brahim Díaz and the Choice That Made Him

He chose Morocco over Spain. The choice was treated as personal. It was structural. The pattern of why diaspora players are now choosing African federations from a position of strength.
What AFCON in Morocco Is Going to Be
23 Nov 2025 AFCON & African Football

What AFCON in Morocco Is Going to Be

A month from now Morocco hosts AFCON. The framing in the European press has already started, and it is already wrong. The actual story is what this tournament represents for African football's relationship with itself.
Before the Match: France vs Spain, World Cup Qualifier
8 Nov 2025 Tactical Preview

Before the Match: France vs Spain, World Cup Qualifier

Real-time tactical prediction, published with timestamp before kickoff. The deciding factor is the second ball after Spain's pressing turnovers.
The Saudi League Is Not Bleeding Money. The Press Is Confused.
26 Oct 2025 Gulf & Middle East Football

The Saudi League Is Not Bleeding Money. The Press Is Confused.

Every six months the European press writes the same article about the Saudi project collapsing. Every six months the article is wrong. Here is why, again.
PSG Is Now a French Project Again
12 Oct 2025 Cross-Disciplinary

PSG Is Now a French Project Again

For a decade PSG was a global brand owned by a Gulf state. This season, somehow, it looks French again. A structural shift the European press has been slow to register.
What the Dembélé Vote Actually Decided
1 Oct 2025 Media Critique

What the Dembélé Vote Actually Decided

Dembélé won. The vote tells you what the panel actually values, which is Champions League performance, mechanically applied. The trophy is becoming more European, not less.
The Club World Cup Happened. The European Press Already Forgot.
22 Sep 2025 Cross-Disciplinary

The Club World Cup Happened. The European Press Already Forgot.

Two months after the final, the press has moved on. The summer's expanded Club World Cup is being treated as if it did not happen, which is itself the most interesting thing about how the tournament was received.