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Fabio Capello: Can a Manager Change the Identity of a Team?

By Brian Phillips • Dec 14th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

England are on the verge of appointing a new manager, which means that it’s a day to have opinions. If Italianness is not a quality you look for in a football coach, this is not the day to keep your thoughts a secret. If you had a dream about David Beckham last [...]



The Media, Transfer Gossip, and the Soul of Football

By Brian Phillips • Dec 6th, 2007 • Category: Media

It’s not usually my style to criticize the media. Bloggers do too much of that sort of thing already, and frankly, when it comes to the football press, I can’t imagine a better system for keeping up to speed with the inner world of Tony Mowbray. Reporters seem to be everywhere; I honestly don’t [...]



Corruption in English Football: A Field Guide

By Brian Phillips • Nov 29th, 2007 • Category: Politics and Economics

Editor’s note: Brian, whose own marvelous Run of Play blog you really should be sure not to miss out on, will be bringing his brand of insight and irreverance weekly to Pitch Invasion.
In light of yesterday’s sensational arrests for fraud and corruption in football (scene: Police officers in riot gear swarm through the door of [...]