Fresh Off MetLife Stadium: Why Spain’s Football Hegemony Still Runs Through Barcelona

As the confetti finally settles in Madrid following Spain’s dramatic 1–0 extra-time triumph over Argentina at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, football analysts are doing what they always do after a World Cup: dissecting how a champion was built. It felt like history repeating itself in New Jersey. In 2010, it was Andrés Iniesta—Barcelona’s quiet magician—who […]

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