Here are a few I provided on the topic of major international tournaments, namely the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and Euro 2016 in France.
Check for yourself if they're merely an extended exercise in pretending I wasn't bothered Scotland hadn't qualified.
The rise of a particular skill across the planet's domestic leagues told me the 2014 World Cup would enjoy a new type of spectacular goal.
Why Costa Rica's great run in Brazil was never going further than the semi-finals; no-one ever goes further than the World Cup semis if they haven't earned their historical dues.
There was a lot of on-field emotion on display at Brazil 2014 - some of it genuine, some of it less so. Knowing how to cope with the real stuff and affect the other was key to tournament success.
Brazil v The Netherlands, the day before the final, seemed like a pointless fixture to many but, for me, a World Cup is pointless if it doesn't have a Third Place play-off .
Euro 2016 found me in a torpor of disaffection with international tournaments, soon changed my mind, but then began dragging all over again. Am I too old for so much football in one summer?
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