The World Cup in the age of extremes
Next year’s edition, to be held in Donald Trump’s America, will only be the latest in a long history of…
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Next year’s edition, to be held in Donald Trump’s America, will only be the latest in a long history of…
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As the final whistle blows for this column, I look back on an era in which football has grown bigger…
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The Super League is more popular than ever, and the England team are even winning pots
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Forget cabbies and lorry drivers: cyclists have a new enemy.
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The top flight has hardened into an impenetrable, oligarchic elite.
ByAugust 1966: Danny Blanchflower reflects on England’s football World Cup win.
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Our women’s team are at the forefront of a new and different patriotism.
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One wet summer over a century ago, Gilbert Jessop gave the country something to be cheerful about.
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