No WSL till the 25th, so instead of resting I: - compared Man City to AI - gave Chelsea a HAL 9000 crisis - found multiple tactical glitches Completely normal sci-fi-themed end-of-season preview: open.substack.com/pub/maryamna...

I've mentioned a few times that I really like Uzbekistan's front three. Maryam gives a great look at that the center of that attacking trio, Diyora Khabibullaeva. She's also spot on inre: Uzbekistan being too defensive. That attack can ease pressure for the defense. Let them loose.

Maryam Clark@mclark98.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Surprise bonus tactics piece this week on Uzbekistan's Diyorakhon Khabibullaeva and how she could lead her team past South Korea this Saturday: open.substack.com/pub/maryamna...

Surprise bonus tactics piece this week on Uzbekistan's Diyorakhon Khabibullaeva and how she could lead her team past South Korea this Saturday: open.substack.com/pub/maryamna...

#MomokoTanikawa Yoshi's Momoko Tanikawa related YouTube channel lists 3 of his top sources. He massively praises MiaSanRot @miasanrot.de @justin-kraft.de Maryam's Substack @mclark98.bsky.social and even asks fans to consider supporting them with donations. youtu.be/kLxFI5UkOWI #woso #女子サッカー

谷川萌々子関連 見るべきサッカーサイト3選

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congrats to alyssa thompson on her doctorate degree from the christen press school of shooting

For #InternationalWomensDay, I break down why Rinsola Babajide is *absolutely* marketable 🇳🇬🔥 open.substack.com/pub/maryamna...

The NFL Combine is over so here's your reel of Rich Eisen getting smoked in the 40 by various athletes

If anger is “inappropriate,” how exactly should players respond to racial abuse? From Vinícius Jr to women’s football, I explore how football polices rage differently depending on gender and skin colour. New piece on 'who gets to be furious': open.substack.com/pub/maryamna...

This week’s Arsenal Women Newsletter is about Mariona Caldentey, Arsenal’s heart, brain and lungs and one of the most well-rounded players in women’s football currently 👇🔴⚪️🇪🇸 awnewsletter.arseblog.com/mariona-arse...

Mariona- Arsenal’s brain, heart and lungs

One of the discourses I try to stay away from in women’s football is complaining about a player being underrated. I said that I try to stay away from this discourse, I didn’t say that I succeed. Ultim...

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We obsess over ball-playing centre-backs. Sille Struck just defends. Wins headers. Clears danger. Occasionally wins a foot race (not). Not every game needs a Pontiac Fiero in orbit - sometimes it just needs a proper shootout. open.substack.com/pub/maryamna...

‼️ If you like: • Press resistance • Inside carries • Long-range technique • Structural flexibility You’ll like Nantes' Mariam Toloba. If you like high-pressing triggers… we need to talk: open.substack.com/pub/maryamna...

As predicted you made it to Japan. He made sure to encourage people to read your high quality analysis themselves, to subscribe and donate. He put the link to your substack in the video description. youtu.be/fRVrJBTz0Fw [Japanese, CC auto Translation available]

谷川萌々子 CM初出演！ 谷川を止める方法

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Momoko Tanikawa is 20 but plays like she’s seen the game already. A tactical piece on how Bayern’s midfield ghost slips markers and controls tempo without ever breaking stride: open.substack.com/pub/maryamna...

Momoko Tanikawa: Catch her if you can “It's like trying to catch smoke... like trying to catch smoke with your bare hands” @mclark98.bsky.social with an in-depth analysis. Despite some non analysis related errors very interesting! maryamnaz.substack.com/p/momoko-tan... #woso #女子サッカー #谷川萌々子

Momoko Tanikawa: Catch her if you can

“It's like trying to catch smoke... like trying to catch smoke with your bare hands”

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Alisha Lehmann’s move from Como to Leicester has been more about optics than tactics. Equality in analysis means allowing female footballers the same thing men have always had: the freedom to be criticised on performance alone. ✍🏽 open.substack.com/pub/maryamna...

ICYMI: Gotham → Aston Villa 🦇 A tactical breakdown on whether Jenna Nighswonger can do it on a cold, raining evening in Birmingham: open.substack.com/pub/maryamna...

The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...

Quite a quote from Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair, who was asked about his STOP THE GENOCIDE eye black after today’s game www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Liverpool's Rafaela Borggräfe will be available for selection again after serving a six-match ban for using racially discriminatory language last summer. Gareth Taylor's comments implied further reflection was unnecessary. Here’s why closure ≠ progress: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/…

On Nour Youssef and the necessity of joy 🪷 A tactical look at the 20-year-old Palestinian forward whose movement, timing, and expression on the pitch exist within - and in defiance of - an active genocide under Israeli occupation: open.substack.com/pub/maryamna... 🇵🇸

Shooting effectiveness among forwards in WoSo | 2025-26 •Claudia Pina hitting her career best shot volume & the highest in Europe •Leela Egli another gem from that golden Swiss gen of Beney & Schertenleib •Bunny Shaw, Beerensteyn, Pajor, Schuller & Cerci top five for npxG p90

‼️ Mission Briefing: Objective: rebuild London City Lionesses 🧱 Obstacles: structure, control, identity 🎭 Agent in charge: Eder Maestre 🕵️‍♂️ Possible or no? open.substack.com/pub/maryamna...

Jurgen Klopp has written his end of year thoughts on Diogo Jota for @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/obituary/lov...

Diogo Jota, remembered by Jürgen Klopp | The Observer

The manager who brought the Portuguese footballer to Liverpool on his immediate and lasting impact on the dressing room and beyond

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This week’s Arsenal Women Newsletter is on Beth Mead 3.0 and her transition into a creative playmaker in Renee Slegers’ football 👇🏻🔴⚪️ awnewsletter.arseblog.com/beth-mead-3-0/

Beth Mead 3.0

Jonas Eidevall’s Arsenal was defined by intensity and high pressing and when that is the case, there are few better reference points in women’s football than Beth Mead. Mead has flourished in enough e...

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"How do you catch a ghost? According to Ivan Reitman, you need a proton pack. For everyone else, desperate tackles and shirt-pulling will have to suffice". A very festive guide to holiday hating: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/

Maryam 🤝 Mariam Injuring ourselves in nonsensical ways I break down Wrexham's first muslim player, and why she is so much more than a trailblazer: open.substack.com/pub/maryamnaz/

Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah. Praying for his full & speedy recovery. And so deeply inspired by his example.

BNO News@bnonews.com · 8mo ago

WATCH: Bystander disarms active shooter at Bondi Beach in Sydney

I think Transactual put it best (in reference to the girl guides) and now Labour too: "There is no problem being solved here, only harm being done." All to appease the right, who hate them anyway - shame on them.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 8mo ago

Trans women to be barred from main Labour women’s conference in 2026

Daniel Day Lewis came out of Instagram retirement to show support for Paul Dano. King shit.