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Football’s Greatest Academies

Part 1: FC Basel. To all the new readers, this is a new beginning where I will be talking about the clubs that make superstars....

Handball in Football: The Rule Everyone Knows, and Nobody Understands

If there’s one law in football that can unite rival fans in frustration, it’s the handball rule. Penalties awarded, goals chalked off, VAR checks...

TFB’s Writers Team of the Year 2025: The Debates, The Drama, The Dream XI

Selecting Tackle From Behind's Writers Team of the Year for 2025 was never going to be straightforward. When you gather a room full of...

When Football Gives Back: Real Betis’ Christmas Rain of Toys Turns Goals Into Smiles

Every Christmas, Real Betis supporters transform the Benito Villamarín into a powerful scene of collective generosity. Fans rain thousands of stuffed toys onto the...

The Dark Side of the Glory: 5 Football Icons Who Conquered Loneliness to Become Champions

In the world of football, we see the 90 minutes of glory—the screaming fans, the champagne celebrations, and the "living the dream" Instagram feeds....

The Michael Ballack Story: The Legend Who Fell Just Short of Immortality

When you talk about German midfielders, names like Toni Kroos, Lothar Matthäus, and Bastian Schweinsteiger usually dominate the conversation. But there’s one man who...

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