Football, they say, is a simple game. But not for some of the world's most successful coaches. They see football so beautiful – and crazy – complex. That is why many have turned to the 104-year-old French philosopher Edgar Morin for inspiration. Morin is considered the father of complex thinking and his influence extends much […]
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Football is a game of fine margins. A goal-line clearance, a missed penalty or a controversial call from the officials can change a match, a season, a career. This season’s Premier League has been shaped by moments which could easily have gone another way and shifted the course of history. Here, we pick out 20
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Mallorca midfielder Omar Mascarell is preparing to face his former club Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, the team with which he made his top-flight debut under Jose Mourinho at the Santiago Bernabeu more than a decade ago. But it is another football club that he still credits for helping him