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With at least 6,500 migrant workers dead in the desert heat in the last 10 years, what on earth are we doing letting Qatar host a World Cup? It was awarded to them by a thoroughly discredited organisation, headed by a thoroughly discredited person, in a thoroughly discredited process, which involved thoroughly discredited ‘methods’. And […]
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Johnny Nic can’t fathom why a big club never took a punt on Kevin Phillips. But that only makes Super Kev more endearing… Who’s this then? Kevin Mark Phillips will be 48 in July and is a 5’ 7” former striker for a plethora of Premier League and Championship clubs. Unusually, he played on […]
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The FA has announced it has signed a ‘landmark’ multi-million pound deal with Sky Sports and the BBC for the broadcast rights to the Women’s Super League. The agreement, which will run for three years from the 2021/22 season, is believed to be worth around £8m per year. Some of the money will be used […]
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You might think that the Champions League in its current format leads to too many dead rubbers, but wait until 2024 when it expands to 36 teams playing 180 games to knock out 12 sides. It’s set to be approved this month. The first phase will be played from September to January, and each team […]
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Ruud Gullit was crucial in helping challenge perceptions at a delicate time in football. He was also just bloody lovely to watch and enjoy. Who’s this then? Ruud Gullit is now 58 years old. He was a 6ft 3ins Dutchman from Amsterdam who played in a few different positions, from sweeper to striker. Fabulously […]
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Getting a club promoted from the Championship can be a double-edged sword. It’s great to have that promotion on your CV but once up, what you have achieved is too often quickly consigned to the dustbin of history, no matter how great or unlikely the promotion. Chris Wilder is just the latest proof of this. […]
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Last week’s International Women’s Day, and this weekend’s ‘Reclaim The Streets’ vigils as a response to the abduction and murder of Sarah Everard, wouldn’t usually find their way onto a football website and maybe some think they shouldn’t. But times have changed. The interconnectivity of all society is self-evident and profound, so they have as […]
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Marco van Basten achieved a ludicrous amount in a relatively short career. The Dutchman was a distant, exotic, orange superstar. Who’s this then? Marcel van Basten is now 56 years old and was a 6ft 3ins Dutch striker who had a relatively short, 12-season, injury-blighted career playing for just two clubs: Ajax and Milan. […]
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As a resurgent Rangers celebrate their first league title in 10 years and threaten to reinstate the old duopoly – after nine Celtic wins and four consecutive Trebles – it raises the old question that has been asked of top-flight Scottish football for 35 years: when will any other side win the title? The last […]
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Well, that positive result for Manchester United was a relief, wasn’t it? I think many of us were bored of Manchester City winning every game; 21 on the spin is just too dominant for too long. The Premier League itself must be relieved too. The ‘anyone can beat anyone in this league, Jeff’ propagandists have […]
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