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Analysis
Why the Patriots are underdogs in Chicago despite a three-game winning streak
The market has read the injury report and the short week more closely than the standings.
Articles by Gordon Fielding
Clubs
Local: Why an Oct. 13 deadline threatens the clubs small towns run on
Windber's social clubs say skill-game revenue funds fire departments, scholarships and youth sport. A Pennsylvania Supreme Court deadline could end it in days.
Gordon Fielding
Analysis
Soccer tactics styles explained — Possession vs. counterattacking: which styles actually win football matches
Neither style wins by itself. What separates winners from losers is how well a team matches its shape to its players and its game state.
Gordon Fielding
Clubs
Best soccer academies in the world — How the best soccer academies develop talent: four models compared
Academies that keep producing first-team players share habits, not budgets. Here is how the main models differ, and what each one costs a young player.
Gordon Fielding
Clubs
How FSU can use Central Arkansas to fix a stumbling start
A -44.5-point spread says the game should be easy. The checklist that makes it easy is more interesting than the number.
Gordon Fielding
Development
Youth soccer development: building skills the right way from six to sixteen
What to coach, what to wait on, and why the calendar matters more than the drill sheet.
Gordon Fielding