Fintan O'Reilly is the Editor-In-Chief for TFA. A French football enthusiast who is passionate about all things scouting, recruitment, and tactics.
Player Analysis
Morocco have made it to the last eight of the FIFA World Cup for the second edition in a row. Back in 2022, the Atlas Lions made history by reaching the semi-final for the first time. It’ll be tough to replicate that achievement this time around, with France
Player Analysis
Brian Brobbey may have made himself a permanent fixture in Ronald Koeman’s starting XI at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after starting in the Netherlands lineup for their second group-stage match against Sweden. His positive World Cup performance comes off the back of a solid first-ever Premier
![Canada Vs Bosnia & Herzegovina [1–1] – FIFA World Cup 2026: Strong Foundations, Limited End Product – Tactical Analysis](https://cdn.mymidnight.blog/77f959f119f4fb2321e9ce801e2f5163/size/w600/2026/06/Canada-Vs-BIH-World-Cup-2026.png)
Match Analysis
All three host nations have now played their first game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Both Mexico and the United States enjoyed comfortable victories in matchday one, while Canada fought back from a goal down against Bosnia and Herzegovina to earn a point in Toronto. Canada generated more chances
Head Coach Analysis
France enter the 2026 FIFA World Cup as one of the favourites, having made it to the Final in each of the previous two tournaments in the ‘Kylian Mbappé era’ thus far. They won their second-ever FIFA World Cup in Russia back in 2018, but came up short in
Head Coach Analysis
Team USA have a strong recent history of progressing from the FIFA World Cup group stage. The United States Men's National Team (USMNT) have qualified for eight of the last nine World Cups (1990-2022), and they progressed from their group in five of those competitions. USMNT finished
Data Analysis
The 2025/2026 Premier League season saw several major story arcs throughout the campaign. Last year’s champions, Liverpool, experienced a fall from grace while Arsenal rose to the top of the table to finally claim the title for the first time since 2003/2004. Manchester United recovered from a
![Hull City Vs Middlesbrough [1–0] – EFL Championship Playoff Final 2025/2026 – Tactical Analysis](https://cdn.mymidnight.blog/77f959f119f4fb2321e9ce801e2f5163/size/w600/2026/05/Championship-Playoff-Final-20252026.png)
Match Analysis
After a week of controversy following the spygate drama, which resulted in Southampton’s expulsion from the EFL Championship Playoff Final, Hull City defeated Middlesbrough at Wembley Stadium this past weekend to earn their way back to the Premier League for the 2026/2027 campaign. Saturday’s contest was a
Team Analysis
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim ended the 2024/2025 Bundesliga campaign down in 15th place. That campaign saw Pellegrino Matarazzo sacked as manager in November, when he was replaced by Christian Ilzer, who had developed a glowing reputation for himself as a league and cup winner in Austria with SK Sturm Graz.
Player Analysis
A product of the Hertha Berlin youth academy, Anton Kade (185cm/6’1”, 72kg/159lbs) left Germany with just a handful of Bundesliga appearances to his name in the 2022 summer transfer window to join the most dominant Swiss side of the 2010s, FC Basel 1893. There, he played an
Player Analysis
Olympique Lyonnais have one of the most prolific academies in world football. Les Gones seemingly have a never-ending pipeline of talent emerging from the youth system into their first-team setup. This season, 19-year-old Khalis Merah (178cm/5’10”) made his first-team debut at Groupama Stadium.
Player Analysis
Nicolas Jackson has long frustrated fans with inconsistent finishing, placing a notable blemish on what is otherwise a very exciting centre-forward profile. This season, he’s performed well when on the pitch for Bayern Munich. He’s scored seven Bundesliga goals, having generated 6.12 xG in the league,
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Match Analysis
Since taking over ahead of January’s Manchester Derby win over Manchester City, Michael Carrick led Manchester United to a seven-game unbeaten run in the Premier League, which ended against 10-man Newcastle United at St. James’ Park in March. That game marked the start of a turbulent four-