Mohamed Moallim

Football as more than ninety minutes. circulatievoetbal.wordpress.com

Q: Of the 24 managers who coached at the 1994 World Cup in the United States, how many will be on the touchline at the 2026 World Cup co-hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico? A: One.

Dick Advocaat has done it again. Curaçao. World Cup. History made. wp.me/p7N1aT-ti

The case for Xavi. wp.me/p7N1aT-sZ

Four games. Zero points. One goal. Fourteen conceded. wp.me/p7N1aT-sk

What was improbable is now undeniable. From a village of fewer than 1,000 people, where the world ends and the sea begins, to Swedish champions, Mjällby have crafted one of the great underdog stories, a miracle built on method, belief, and the small things done right.

Once the silent understudy, Ayase Ueda has risen to become Feyenoord's new ace. wp.me/p7N1aT-qn

Thirty-six players have scored a "perfect" hat-trick in Premier League history. Few did it with more style, power and technique than Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink against Tottenham. wp.me/p7N1aT-3F

Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hans-Günter Bruns, Bayern Munich, and the greatest goal never scored. wp.me/p7N1aT-7X

The wait is almost over. wp.me/p7N1aT-o8

My all-time Oranje XI. wp.me/p7N1aT-bM

Forty-one years on, one football match still shapes how the Netherlands sees Malta, and how Malta sees itself. Spain 12–1 Malta in 1983 wasn't just a result. It was trauma, conspiracy, humiliation and redemption, all rolled into 90 minutes. wp.me/p7N1aT-kG

UEFA says its hands are tied by FIFA's vague rules. Now it must prove those words mean something by changing them. Because if this is "exceptional" today, it could be normal tomorrow. wp.me/p7N1aT-kV

When a team leads 5–0, should they aim to hit the post instead of scoring a sixth? wp.me/p7N1aT-6A

Ajax held talks with Oliver Glasner and he could easily have been in charge there. Instead, their loss has been Crystal Palace's gain, with results that speak for themselves. The Eagles are now daring to dream of a future once thought impossible. wp.me/p7N1aT-jX

Once a nostalgic whisper, Union Saint-Gilloise are now rewriting Belgian football's present. wp.me/p7N1aT-jR

From futsal prodigy to Qarabağ icon, Abdellah Zoubir has taken the long road to fulfilling his Champions League dream, scoring in European competition for eight consecutive seasons and standing shoulder to shoulder with Mbappé, Salah and Kane. wp.me/p7N1aT-jL

In May 1986, in Lyon, Dynamo Kyiv scored a goal so fluid and otherworldly that El País hailed them as "a team visiting from the future." wp.me/p7N1aT-4I