by Adam Williams | Jul 31, 2020 | Articles
Bang. Darkness, then light. Nothing – then everything at once. That was how it all started, with the totality of all there ever was and all there ever will be exploding into being. The original New Normal. Suddenly, there was everything to play for and...
by Adam Williams | Jul 17, 2020 | Articles
Thirty years of hurt never stopped them dreaming. This was a triumph for unity and for innovation. It was a triumph for calculation, for critical distance, for fist-pumping. For throw-in coaches, for sci-fi pitches, for shrewd transfer policy. For Mane, for Bobby, for...
by Adam Williams | Apr 24, 2020 | Articles
In the match of the tournament, Eusebio’s late penalty couldn’t forestall his tears. Bobby Charlton’s double secured a historic, earth-shaking victory England – one a century in the making. After their triumph over the Soviet Union yesterday...
by Adam Williams | Apr 7, 2020 | Articles
One last chance. There’s always one last chance. Tactics, mind-games, a thousand man-hours of preparation: all drop out the equation, rendered meaningless in the face of one. last. chance. Except in Lisbon tonight, there were two. In the end, it was a tale of...
by Adam Williams | Mar 9, 2020 | Articles
As the ball found the flashing feet of Phil Foden for what seemed like the millionth time inside the opening half an hour, it became apparent that they were actively seeking him out. A Manchester City side which boasts such supreme talent in its ranks was channelling...
