When the rules of Association Football were first codified in the 19th century, minimal strategy was involved. Over half the players on any team were forwards, and games were high-scoring affairs ...

Italian football has long been synonymous with tactical mastery, and Serie A remains a proving ground for the world’s most innovative strategies. As the 2024-25 season unfolds, fans and analysts alike ...

Having a third centre-back provides a solid defensive foundation and flying wing-backs can overload an opposition back four, ...

Arsenal have an "AI dossier" which is reportedly powering Mikel Arteta's Premier League title pursuit, with the manager being ...

Two months ago, when Scottish Premiership side Hearts were searching for a new manager, they were strongly linked with Swedish coach Kalle Karlsson — perhaps inspired by the fact another Swedish coach ...

If you’re anything like me, at some point or another, you’ve tried to recreate a famous tactic in Football Manager. The beauty of a game like FM24 is the ability to go full Pep Guardiola and try to ...

Tactics are everything when you’re a football manager. Regardless of the squad, you’ll have to tweak things here and there to maintain success. But which formations should you look to use? Well, ...

Soccer and American football are both called ‘football’ in the UK and US, respectively, and share the commonality of 11 players facing off on the field. However, their rules and methods of play are ...