latest articles by Robert Hay

Leagues: Champions League
/ 3636 days agoMarch Madness shows super clubs the importance of underdogs
While perusing The Guardian sports webpage this morning, something struck me as amazing. Of the three most viewed stories, two involved the NCAA tournament and the number of upsets that had occurred on St. Patrick's Day. While my digital signature likely showed that I was viewing the website from the United States, I doubt many […]

Book Review
/ 3683 days agoThis is Your Brain on Sports tells sports fans what we already know
Sports and science have often intersected over the years in memorable ways. Whether it's a player or team hiring a therapist to overcome a mental block, a beverage being refined to maximize physical recovery, or new medical techniques to speed up healing, we as sports fans have become accustomed to getting regular science lessons as we follow […]

Leagues: EPL
/ 3694 days agoWhy the Premier League would be better with only 16 teams
The beginning of January is probably the most hated time of the year for Premier League clubs. Unlike their continental counterparts, they do not have a winter break to recharge and ready themselves for a busy spring and summer. For some, the three-week period sees an increase in the number of games because of the Boxing […]

Arsenal
/ 3704 days agoStan Kroenke’s fight with St. Louis is a warning sign for Arsenal
During the past month, there has been a scramble by three American football franchises to move from their current locations to the U.S.'s second largest city, Los Angeles. For those unfamiliar, LA has been without an NFL franchise since the Rams and Raiders left in 1995; however, with a few franchises seemingly not as lucrative […]
