Tactics writer
Tom focuses on tactics and match analysis. He spent nine years as a performance analyst before joining the desk.
Writing here since 202533 newsRead in EN
On the same London night he claimed the Ballon d'Or, Harry Kane took the men's Gerd Müller Trophy outright with 73 goals across club…
On the back of a near-flawless 2025-26 campaign built around a continental quadruple, FC Barcelona Femeni collected the Women's Club of the Year honour…
At the 2026 Ballon d'Or gala in London, Pere Romeu became the first FC Barcelona coach to win the Johan Cruyff Trophy, honoured for…
At the Ballon d'Or ceremony in London on 26 October 2026, the Arsenal and England forward was honoured not for his output on the…
Spain and Barcelona goalkeeper Cata Coll claimed the women's Yashin Trophy at the 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony in London, becoming only the second winner…
At the 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony in London, the Barcelona forward collected the award for the world's best player aged 21 or under for…
How a 1995 expansion club became the first franchise outside the United States to win an NBA title, and the players and seasons that…
The Bayern Munich and England striker takes his first Ballon d'Or at the 70th ceremony in London, becoming the first Englishman to claim the…
Spain's goalkeeper is the first Spaniard to claim the award for the world's best goalkeeper, confirmed at the Ballon d'Or ceremony in London on…
Two of the ten founding clubs of Spain's Primera División, FC Barcelona and Racing de Santander shared a league rivalry defined by one-sided results,…
An infrequent but revealing fixture. Sunderland hold the historical edge, yet the Premier League meetings between the Cherries and the Black Cats have been…
A full reference guide to the meetings between Brentford and Liverpool, from their First Division clashes of the 1930s and 1940s to the regular…
