by Jacob Steinberg | Jun 30, 2017 | Sports
London- It was the kind of story that made one do a double take. The Paolo Maldini? The retired footballer? The five-times European champion, former Italy captain and devilishly handsome H&M model? He’s a professional tennis player now? Are you sure? There was a...
by Jacob Steinberg | Jun 22, 2017 | Sports
When Luisão says that there have been times when he has mistaken Victor Lindelof for a player in his 30s, the gnarly Brazilian who has never held back in his role as the leader of Benfica’s defense is paying his young colleague the highest possible compliment....
by Jacob Steinberg | May 13, 2017 | Sports
London – After 15 minutes of tepid football, Arsène Wenger rose from the bench for the first time and went for a wander around his technical area, presumably just for a change of pace. A few seconds later, despite not having done much in the way of experimental...
by Jacob Steinberg | May 3, 2017 | Sports
London – Told all week that the game against Tottenham Hotspur would define the title race, the moment when the balance of power would swing in Spur’s way, a less durable team than Chelsea might have responded to Dele Alli’s splendid FA Cup semi-final equalizer...
by Jacob Steinberg | Apr 27, 2017 | Sports
Should Pep Guardiola have happened to find himself in front of a television on Sunday night, he might have been drowned by a wave of nostalgia. A few hours after his lukewarm Manchester City team had unravelled at Wembley, a spectacular clásico was about to reach a...
