Moments of magic being sapped from the game as managers opt to cut out risky business
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola with Jack Grealish after a 0-0 draw against Arsenal at the Etihad on March 31st. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
The antidote to creeping homogeneity was Carlo Ancelotti, who is proud not to have a “fixed identity” and became the most successful coach in the history of theby winning his fifth title against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley. “ try to be the hedgehog who knows one big thing, Ancelotti is the fox who knows many things.”
Dortmund fans protested against the deal when their team faced Real Madrid in the Champions League final at Wembley and it struck me as strange that the club would sign an agreement which was always going to prove massively unpopular with their fans when the reported fee was less than €10 million a year.
Fans of Hungary hold up flags and scarves during a Euro 2024 group stage match between Albania and Spain at Dusseldorf Arena in June. Photograph: Catherine Ivill/AMA/Getty Images The 24-team format reminded us of its flaws, dragging the tournament out pointlessly. The Ballon d’Or winner, Rodri, picked up an injury in the final on July 14th. If he’d already been on holiday for a week at that point, as he would have been under the 16-team format, maybe he’d still be fit to play football today.
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