HOUSTON – A blend of a rough midweek result and being short-handed for their weekend game pushed the Houston Dynamo into a shift from their customary 4-4-2 formation to the 4-3-3. With the Dynamo ...

The way football teams line up (their formations) will significantly affect not only the flow of the game but also team dynamics and overall performance. The 4-4-2 and 4-3-3 systems are among the most ...

This article is part of a wider series in partnership with Football Manager 26, which looks at the strengths and weaknesses of famous historical and contemporary tactics. The story of football teams ...

The return of 4-4-2? False nines? BBC Sport looks at the tactical trends emerging at the World Cup so far.

Two banks of flat fours with two centre-forwards leading the line. What is there to not get? Simple, isn’t it? Most may agree with that verdict about football’s most romanticised formula -- the 4-4-2 ...

Xabi Alonso will make his managerial debut with Real Madrid later tonight in their FIFA Club World Cup Group H encounter against Al-Hilal. Having replaced Carlo Ancelotti at the helm after the La Liga ...

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – One of the Colorado Rapids’ staples under head coach Oscar Pareja is an attack-oriented, possession-based 4-3-3 formation. But, for now at least, the 4-3-3 is no more. Pareja ...