Dan Hartley
Soccer Analyst
Dan Hartley focuses on the global game — from the Premier League to MLS, CONCACAF and the World Cup cycle. His analysis is particularly strong on the tactical evolution of international football.
Articles by Dan Hartley
Tottenham face a final day relegation reckoning of their own making
Tottenham Hotspur are ninety minutes away from a historic relegation as Roberto …
5 months ago
Oli McBurnie's stoppage-time strike sends Hull City back to the Premier League
Oli McBurnie's 95th-minute winner at Wembley sent Hull City back to the …
5 months ago
Why Selhurst Park is a dangerous trap for Arteta's crowned champions
Arsenal are already champions, but five days before a Champions League final, …
5 months ago
Hull and Middlesbrough are about to play the most controversial final ever
Wembley's play-off final is shadowed by a massive Spygate scandal, legal threats, …
5 months ago
Tommy Conway's World Cup dream is over after brutal ankle injury
Middlesbrough forward Tommy Conway has been ruled out of the 2026 World …
5 months ago
Manchester United are moving fast for £39m Atalanta midfielder Ederson
Atalanta midfielder Ederson was left out of Friday's squad against Fiorentina, signaling …
5 months ago
De Zerbi, Moyes, and the terrifying math of Tottenham's survival bid
Tottenham's top-flight survival hangs by a thread as they host road warriors …
5 months ago
Arsenal broke their 22-year drought but Tottenham are fighting to survive
Arsenal ended their 22-year title drought, but the real story is in …
5 months ago
Leicester's survival rests on breaking the second tier's meanest defense
A deep tactical analysis of the high-stakes WSL promotion and relegation play-off …
5 months ago
Arsenal are about to expose PSG's biggest tactical flaw in Budapest
A deep tactical breakdown of the upcoming 2026 Champions League final in …
5 months ago
Top 10: Defining Moments of Barcelona's UWCL Triumph
Barcelona overcame early nerves and a suffocating Lyon press at the Ullevaal …
5 months ago
Hull City just completed the most statistically impossible promotion ever
Hull City defied expected goals, historical trends, and basic defensive sanity to …
5 months ago
Jonatan Giraldez thought he could rebuild Lyon but Barcelona just broke them
FC Barcelona absolutely demolished OL Lyonnes 4-0 in the Women's Champions League …
5 months agoMiddlesbrough's backdoor Wembley trip meets Hull City's tactical wall
Southampton's stunning expulsion has handed Middlesbrough a backdoor route to the Championship …
5 months ago
Juventus ready €40m swoop for Spurs star Djed Spence after England call-up
Juventus have established contact with Tottenham over a €40m move for Djed …
5 months ago
Milan's final Champions League push is colliding with off-pitch chaos
Massimiliano Allegri's AC Milan face Cagliari at San Siro with their Champions …
5 months ago
Hull City's owner is ready to sue if Middlesbrough beats them at Wembley
Hull City owner Acun Ilicali is threatening a historic legal battle if …
5 months ago
Neil Lennon is ready to exploit Celtic's defensive cracks at Hampden
Martin O'Neill pursues a domestic double with Celtic, but his former captain …
5 months ago
Auckland FC just shocked the A-League and the internet is losing its mind
Auckland FC just shocked the A-League by blunting all-time record-holders Sydney FC …
5 months ago
Why Stockport will break Bolton hearts in the League One play-off final
Wembley hosts a massive all-Greater Manchester clash as Stockport County and Bolton …
5 months ago