Sep 16, 2021From a Square Board to a Rectangular Pitch“You play football with your mind, and your legs are there to help you.” The above quote was uttered from football’s seminal leader, the unofficial king of the modern game, Johan Cruyff, and it may just be the most important of his innumerable, incessantly quoted adages. If we take the…Chess13 min readChess13 min read
Aug 22, 2021Cryptocurrency Fan Tokens: Dodging the “FFP” Bullet?Sports teams are increasingly looking to other sources of revenue to stabilise their financial situation after COVID-19 lockdowns stressed many sports leagues. With the renewed rise in the popularity of cryptocurrency, fan tokens are proving to be one source of revenue that sporting organisations can readily tap into. There were…Football6 min readFootball6 min read
Jun 30, 2021Football, bloody hell!Football is much more than a beautiful game that Bob Marley immortalized with his memorable quotes. When it is at its best, it has an astounding, chaotic quality that inspires awe.Football6 min readFootball6 min read
Jun 25, 2021Do algorithms amplify or erode our humanity?In 2015, a group of scientists published an unusual study regarding the accuracy of cancer diagnoses. In order to assess the breast cancer risk, 16 testers were provided with touch-screen monitors and asked to sort through breast tissue images. The pathology samples were obtained from women whose breast tissue had…Algorithms7 min readAlgorithms7 min read
Jun 25, 2021Percipience of Venereal Pleasure in this Age of ‘Consent’The way societies deal with sex tells us a lot about themselves. Every place and generation has its own battleground when it comes to sexuality. They address issues such as who can have sex with whom, when, and under what conditions, from anti-miscegenation laws to criminal prohibitions of same-sex intimacy…Sex6 min readSex6 min read
Jun 24, 2021African Human Rights vs Western Human RightsIn April 2016, a number of young Eritrean conscripts leapt out of trucks heading for a forced labour camp in an act of defiance against the Eritrean regime. Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, was crowded with family and friends, who were waiting in the market area to help the fugitives…Human Rights5 min readHuman Rights5 min read
Jun 23, 2021The Trivial Art of How to Finesse TriviaSince time immemorial, humanity has been driven by interest. Without asking “Why?” many important discoveries would not have been made. Interest was viewed as a vice during the Dark Ages, and people thrived on the knowledge they did not need or could not use. It was only after some scientists…Trivia5 min readTrivia5 min read
Jun 20, 2021The rich lineage of Johan Cruyff’s radical ideology that redefined footballThe theories that Cruyff espoused with such stunning effect in Barcelona had their roots in the first international played by Scotland and England in Partick in 1872, a century ago. Undoubtedly, he was a radical, but he was a radical who understood that he was a part of a great…Football6 min readFootball6 min read
Jun 16, 2021Technological Spoil‘sport’ — A Note of CautionThe greatest scientist of the 20th century, Albert Einstein, said that understanding physics is similar to understanding child’s play. There was probably a pinch of sarcasm in those words, but it’s hard to say now. …Football3 min readFootball3 min read
