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Neel Shelat

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  • Freelance Football Journalist and Analyst, Freelance
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As seen in: LinkedIn, Forbes, Al Jazeera English, Substack, Flipboard, FourFourTwo, 90min, NewsBreak, Sports Lens, Ex Bulletin and
Covers:  Tactical analyses, scout reports, data/statistical analyses, recruitment analysis, features, etc.
Devotee of the religion of football Freelance Journalist/Analyst ft Al Jazeera, Analytics FC, FotMob, World Soccer, The Blizzard & more More active on bsky

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Neel Shelat’s Biography

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I'm a football fanatic who watches, covers and analyses the sport all around the world, from Australia to Zambia and everywhere in between.

Neel Shelat’s Journalist Portfolio

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Dawn of the White Wolves

Dawn of the White Wolves

How Uzbekistan - football's most remarkable underdog - are building a future with youth at its heart.

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Controlled Directness: Ernesto Valverde's Athletic Club - Analytics FC

Controlled Directness: Ernesto Valverde's Athletic Club - Analytics FC

Neel Shelat takes a look at another team exceeding expectations with an unusual tactical approach.

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Last Weekend Columns

Last Weekend Columns

My columns for FotMob, where I highlight matches from a variety of leagues and then focus on the storylines e…

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Manchester City spent £180m planning for the future

Manchester City spent £180m planning for the future

A guest post on the biggest January window by far.

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Is Transition-Attacking the NWSL's New Meta? - Analytics FC

Is Transition-Attacking the NWSL's New Meta? - Analytics FC

Neel Shelat looks at some overarching tactical trends in NWSL and asks what that might mean for team style an…

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Transfer Gurus: Sporting CP's Hugo Viana - Analytics FC

Transfer Gurus: Sporting CP's Hugo Viana - Analytics FC

Neel Shelat looks at the Sporting Director who is moving to Manchester City and oversaw the reign of Rúben Am…

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Is Bradley Barcola the attacker Liverpool need?

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By Neel Shelat Verified
| The Transfer Flow
Having spent well over £400 million on what was largely an attacking rebuild last summer, Liverpool are still bringing fresh faces into their front line. Víctor Muñoz came in quite early on in the window, but the real headline signing came right at the end. Bradley Barcola had been on the market all summer as he was reportedly open to a move after losing his starting spot at Paris Saint-Germain.
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Real Madrid and Barcelona still have big questions to answer

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By Neel Shelat Verified
| The Transfer Flow
The opening fixtures have already shown the keys to La Liga’s title race. Protagonists Barcelona and Real Madrid got off to winning starts in their first competitive games of the 2026/27 season, a full week after La Liga’s season opener. They put their first points on the board in very different ways, and will likely continue to do so throughout the campaign. Barcelona blew Elche away on Sunday by putting up five goals in Alicante.
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Malawi have finally arrived on the world stage — and they’re here to stay

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By Neel Shelat Verified
| thecutback.com
Tema Chawinga (right) was one of Malawi’s stars at WAFCON. Credit: Confederation of African Football. As a team ranked 153rd in the world, Malawi were the biggest underdogs coming into the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations – at least on paper. But in their very first appearance at a major tournament, the Scorchers not only created history by becoming the lowest-ranked team to qualify for the Women’s World Cup, but also went all the way to the WAFCON final.
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Why did you become a journalist?

I love football and enjoy writing so it was a match made in heaven.

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Anytime