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August 11, 2023
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Alex Shephard
Is This the Year English Soccer Faces Its Plutocratic Reckoning?
The Premier League returns for another season of footballing glory, financial excess, and existential crisis.
February 8, 2023
Critical Mass
Alex Shephard
Relegate Manchester City
The Premier League needs to punish its most successful team if it wants to save itself from disrepute.
June 10, 2022
The Soapbox
Alex Shephard
The Grotesque Sportswashing of the Saudi Golf League
The clumsy kickoff of this ill-starred competitor of the PGA has been a window into a tawdriness that infects international sports.
March 7, 2022
Critical Mass
Alex Shephard
Is Soccer on the Brink of a Moral Awakening?
A year of upheaval has pushed the sport to a crossroads.
October 8, 2021
Critical Mass
Alex Shephard
The Obscene Greed Behind the Saudi-Backed Takeover of Newcastle United
Six months after fans brought down the Super League, European soccer is more corrupt than ever.
August 31, 2021
Critical Mass
Alex Shephard
The Plutocratic Takeover of European Soccer Is Nearly Complete
This year’s insane transfer-window period has illuminated the sport’s apocalyptic financial inequities.
April 20, 2021
Critical Mass
Alex Shephard
Soccer Is Broken. The European Super League Proves It.
Even if the breakaway competition fails, it illustrates that the beautiful game was long ago captured by the rich.
February 1, 2016
Elaine Teng
The rumors are true: Pep Guardiola has officially sold out.
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