Football, they say, is a simple game. But not for some of the world’s most successful coaches. They see football as beautifully – and maddeningly – complex. It is why many have turned to the 104-year-old French philosopher Edgar Morin for inspiration. Morin is regarded as the father of complex thinking and his influence extends

Everton have been handed a huge boost in their bid to sign a new winger for manager David Moyes this summer, according to reports – with Ipswich Town star Omari Hutchinson being in their sights ahead of a potential move to Merseyside, as the winger would ‘love’ to join the Toffees this summer. Everton have

The women’s major season continues this week with the Evian Championship, with Jeeno Thitikul having another opportunity to end Nelly Korda’s reign at the top of the world rankings. We take a look at some of the potential storylines to follow this week in France… Can Korda end America’s mini major drought? Nine of the

Manchester United want a new striker. In other news, water is wet. The Red Devils have been searching the globe for their next goalscoring sensation, and there have been plenty of links to the usual suspects: Viktor Gyökeres, Victor Osimhen, Benjamin Šeško—the list goes on. As days continue to pass, United appear to be casting

Joey Lynch Close Joey Lynch is a Melbourne-based sports journalist and AYA cancer advocate. Primarily working on football, he has covered the Socceroos, Matildas and A-Leagues for ESPN for over a decade. Jul 8, 2025, 11:25 AM MELBOURNE — Wrexham chief executive Michael Williamson has no doubt the Welsh club can one day reach the

Real Madrid have a long history of signing players from Premier League side Liverpool, which continued in June. They managed to bring in Trent Alexander-Arnold, whom they paid a small fee to acquire before the Club World Cup, with his contract set to expire on June 30. They have been linked with other players on

UDINE, ITALY – MAY 06: Jens Cajuste of SSC Napoli in action during the Serie A TIM match between Udinese Calcio and SSC Napoli at Dacia Arena on May 06, 2024 in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images) Jens Cajuste is expected to leave Napoli during the summer transfer window and now has

Newcastle have agreed a fee of £55m to sign Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest. Although there are still the finer points of the deal to be sorted, it is understood the framework of it is agreed. Newcastle launched an offer of £55m late last week and discussions since are understood to have centred on the structure of the payments.