Cultured Football #228

Sevilla in Pieces. WSL Preview. Levy Leaves. Old Enough. Top Ten Transfers.

Almeyda left to pick up the pieces as Sevilla stars depart

By Mark Sochon for La Liga Expert

Sevilla were once seen as transfer market experts who brought in promising young players and made them into stars. They were also perennials in European competition, with the Europa League their domain. Not any more.

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WSL preview: A tactical horror in five acts

By

Women's Football With Maryam

for Maryam’s Substack

There are plenty of previews for the Women’s Super League out there. None of them rely on horror flicks to make a point as much as this one. So I went with it (also, few are as detailed as this is).

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Daniel Levy was Tottenham’s greatest innovator but also the last obstacle to success

By Samuel Johnson for The Spurs Web

So you thought that the drama was going to end with the shutting of the transfer window! Hah! Think again. You can’t blame Spurs fans for being a fair bit more positive about their future even though, as an outsider, I always felt Levy made them a more serious proposition. Both arguments well captured and made here.

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If You're Good Enough, Are You Old Enough?

By Ahmed Shooble for Versus

It is always fun when someone very young makes their breakthrough in senior football. Until it isn’t. Those in the know have no doubt that Max Dowman has the football part of his job nailed down, despite being just 15. Can he handle the rest of it, though?

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Ten transfers we enjoyed this summer

By Chris McMenamy for Tiro

I tend to avoid picking stuff about the transfer window but, given that it is over for now, I don’t mind a gentle look back like this one on the ten transfers by Serie A clubs that are particularly interesting. Including the one by a certain Englishman to a club in grey and red stripes.

Bonus Read: 5 Smart Transfers You Might Have Missed

[Tom Robinson x Hudl]

If you want something similar but with a broader scope and more tactical insight, then this is the article for you.

Cultured Football cuts through transfer gossip and noise to share football writing worth your time. Each week, we pick five stories that inform, surprise, and remind you why the game matters.

In Case You Missed It Here’s Last Week’s Most Read: They Always Run: Inside RB Leipzig

By Tom Curren for Scouted

Football clubs like to project openness, yet in reality most reveal only glimpses of their inner workings. That makes this deep dive into RB Leipzig’s machinery all the more striking. From the remnants of the old Zentralstadion to a gleaming, data-driven training complex, it traces how Red Bull’s network, resources and philosophy are shaping players and culture alike. Woven through are politics, history, and the tension between local roots and global reach, offering a rare view of how a modern football factory truly operates.