English football has entered a distinctive tactical evolution, one increasingly shaped by concepts borrowed from American football. Managers are no longer focusing solely on open play; instead, they ...

Soccer and American football are both referred to as "football" in the UK and the US, respectively, and share the commonality of 11 players facing off on the field. However, their rules and methods of ...

American football in the USA has long gone beyond the traditional game. Today, it is a sport in which data plays a huge role. In recent years, analytics in the NFL and college football (NCAA) has ...

This article is part of a wider series in partnership with Football Manager 26, looking at the strengths and weaknesses of famous historical and contemporary tactics. Formations are to football what ...