Welcome to the Culture & Clobber Axis, where GOAL runs the rule over all the latest from the intersection of football and culture – from the sublime to the ridiculous, to what’s fire and what misses completely.
January is finally drawing to a close, and by way of celebration we have plenty of new boots, a record-breaking new signing and some outstanding design work to reflect on, as well as some very dodgy refereeing.
But where do the week’s biggest talking points from the football zeitgeist place in our comprehensive axis? Let’s get into it…