Rob Hughes
23 September 2021
The balancing act between precocity and psychology
Like Emma Raducanu, Jamal Musiala has become the new Wunderkind of his sport, writes ROB HUGHES
Read the full article16 September 2021
The proposal of a biennial World Cup is wrong
Arsène Wenger has proposed the idea of having a World Cup every two years. ROB HUGHES asks if this his own voice speaking, or that of his paymasters at FIFA HQ
Read the full article09 September 2021
The transfer window closes and new money trumps old for Italy
Italy is not only in it's financial conundrum. The summer transfer window shows the unequal distribution of wealth in global football, writes ROB HUGHES
Read the full article02 September 2021
Manchester United’s mathematics hope Cantona and Brady makes Ronaldo 2.0
If Bryan Robson is right, the value of Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United could extend beyond the pitch, writes Rob Hughes
Read the full article26 August 2021
Requiem for Der Bomber, Gerd Müller
Gerd Müller, who died earlier this month, was not only a Bayern Munich icon but a man who gave Germans their pride again. So when he fell, club and country helped pick him up By ROB HUGHES
Read the full article19 August 2021
Lionel Messi: Why the new prince of Paris may not keep his crown for long
Lionel Messi’s signing for PSG completes a glittering attacking line-up, but an ageing one, says TNE football writer ROB HUGHES
Read the full article10 August 2021
Did Team GB’s rowers blunder over German coach Jürgen Gröbler?
A tale of two Jurgens and the power of German coaching
Read the full article27 July 2021
Can Louis van Gaal turn back time with the Netherlands?
As he approaches 70, the veteran coach is ready to make the orange brilliant again
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15 July 2021
England paid the penalty of caution. Now they must commit to attack
07 July 2021
Will this be the summer when respect comes home?
England's footballers have brought joy to the nation. Nonetheless, ROB HUGHES explains how our opponents still have much to teach us
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28 May 2021
Why this all-English Champions League final won’t mean glory at the Euros
16 May 2021
Nothing special: Mourinho is in decline.. so why does he keep getting top jobs?
10 April 2021
Blue Bomber: Why Agüero’s basic instinct makes him this generation’s Gerd Müller
02 April 2021
Greed, not Covid, is killing football
Rob Hughes on the financial calculations that mean the ball must keep rolling during a pandemic... if only to keep the money rolling in.
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18 March 2021
Depressed: Have Jurgen Klopp’s relentless tactics broken Liverpool?
04 March 2021
Why Pique could one day be the off-field saviour of scandal-hit Barcelona
16 February 2021
Tom Moore and Marcus Rashford – two men who epitomise Englishness
