Jonathan Harding, the author of Soul: Beyond the Athlete, writes about what Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool tells us about modern coaching.
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Despite a flurry of Champions League goals, it’s been a difficult start to life in Manchester for their young striker, Rasmus Højlund. After he scored his first Premier League goal, Musa Okwonga writes about how this may just be the start of something.
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With Harry Maguire facing scrutiny for his alleged misconduct while on holiday in Greece, Ahmed Shooble considers how differently the British media might have covered the story if the player in question was not Maguire but Paul Pogba; and, more generally, he examines the double standard by which wealthy black footballers are often judged in the UK.
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Everton have a history of immense depth, but it has not always had deep pockets. Now that it has come into money, the concept of what success means in this new era is a quickly-shifting one. Sanaa Qureshi reflects upon the often confusing but always hopeful journey of loving her club.
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For black lives truly to matter in football, notes Kunle Ajao, words must be accompanied by action. On examining Leeds United's treatment of Kiko Casilla following his racial abuse of Jonathan Leko, Kunle shares his concern that - in the sport that he loves - Black Lives Matter risks becoming an empty phrase.
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