Einstein’s brain and Messi’s game
Like Albert Einstein, Lionel Messi's operates on plane of brilliance that most humans cannot access. Read about Messi's otherworldliness here. (Written in April 2015)
Get Shirty – Why are players booked for taking their shirts off?
Explore the curious case of players being booked for taking their shirts off—how 2004’s joy-limiting rules were scrapped, yet the reasoning behind it left more questions than answers.
The endless Gerrard vs Scholes vs Lampard debate
Who was best? Gerrard, Lampard or Scholes? Does it matter or should
Doping: football’s sordid little secret
Doping is football's biggest secret. Back-post investigates. (Originally written in Augus 2015)
Back-Post interview: Stephanie Roche
Padraig Byrne sat down for a chat with former FIFA Puskas Best Goal nominee Stephanie Roche in December 2014. Read the interview here. ((Originally published in December 2014)
Back-Post interview: Ian Rush
Padraig Byrne sat down for a chat with Liverpool legend Ian Rush back in 2015. Read the interview here. (Originally published in April 2015)
José Mourinho: Portrait of an asshole
José Mourinho, the master of the mind game, or so the narrative of the last decade or so would lead us to believe; but narrative is a funny thing in football. (Originally written in November 2015)
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