Winds of change by Begoña Pérez (Spanish Correspondent and Sports Journalist)

Until recently, Stoke City was known as the ‘King of shooting’ - they played the most direct football in the Premier League and, although it was unattractive for spectators, it proved effective when it came to achieving their aims of avoiding relegation. 

Features of the Portuguese national team's methods by João Aroso (Portugal National Team Fitness Coach)

As a coach working for a national football team, I know that the context of the job is clearly distinguishable from that at your average football club. 

Notes about Womens’ Spanish Football by Alfonso Matamoros (Levante UD Ladies Manager)

In many countries men’s and women’s football are not recognised as equals, in some only men’s football exists, in others the female category exists on a small scale. There are countries where women’s foorball is steadily progressing, but only in a few does it receive real recognition and is followed by the media and fans. My own experience brings me to describe the model that exists in Spain: what is women’s football like there?

Mid-Season - Winter break by João Carvalho (Boavista FC Assistant Coach)

During an extended period of competition, top flight players can be prone to suffer from fatigue - the number of games that are played at top level is between 50 and 60 per season.  On top of exhaustion from the physical pressure of the game and the length of the season, these players are subject to emotional pressure due to the huge media attention the sport receives. 

Finding the balance: adaptation and revolution by Gerard Nus

When a coach arrives at a club, it is usually, in the vast majority of cases, to make changes and bring new ideas to a project that isn’t living up to its full potential.

One sport, different points of view by Juan Ferrando (Youth team coach at Malaga FC)

After having the experience of working in football in different countries, I would define the sport as an art. An abstract art in which everyone involved, every spectator sees a canvas; upon which they see a different painting.

Intelligent footballers & Training activities by Gerard Nus

What are intelligent footballers?

Intelligent footballers are those who are capable of making the best decision in any given situation: a player that plays short balls when necessary, one who controls the ball before playing it instead of heading it aimlessly; definitively, the player who is aware of his strengths and weaknesses and whose play is dictated by different factors in the game (his team mates, opponents, the score line, minutes remaining, if players have been sent off or sanctioned, pressure from the supporters...)