Howler Magazine – Issue 11

For Howlers 11th issue, we cast Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the Knight of Cups character found in tarot decks.

Its an allusion to his staggering record13 league championships in 18 seasonsand the symbolism of the character. The Knight of Cups is constantly bored, and in constant need of stimulation… a dreamer, according to Wikipedia, but he can alsobe irresponsible and rash: a person who has trouble discerning where truth ends and lies begin. These are all characteristics shared by Ibra, as anyone who has watched him play, and read his excellent but occasionally fuzzy-with-the-facts autobiography, can attest.

Also in this issue:

• Jos Mourinhos totalitarian football
• A massive, 11,000-word profile of Florentino Prez, the architect of Real Madrids Galctico project
• Kia Joorabchian is circumventing FIFAs ban on third-party ownership, and hes doing it with MLS players
• Wet Hot International Summer: retrospectives on Euro 16 and Copa Centenario
• Profile of U.S. co-captain Becky Sauerbrunn
• How Jesus Gil stole Spains third largest soccer team
• Photo essay:Calcio Storico
• Joe Enochs, the American coaching in Europe youve probably never heard of
• The U.S. Paralympic team prepares for Rio
• How to dance like Antoine Griezmann
• Remembering Johan Cruyff
• A lot more