Even now, I still fantasise about being a footballer
I’d have little chance at Man City, but Spurs? No problem. I am sure my tortoise could get a game…
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Why would Jürgen Klopp leave Liverpool? Let me count the (made up) ways
His decision to leave was so sudden, something must have tipped him over the edge.
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A requiem for Jürgen Klopp
As commanding as he was modest, the Liverpool manager brought greatness to the game. His departure is hard to bear.
By Most of football’s changes have improved the game – but not VAR
Let me count the ways in which football has reinvented itself since 1848…
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Jake Humphrey: “I would not have succeeded in TV without failure”
The podcaster and sports broadcaster on what he’s learned from high achievers and why men need mental resilience.
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Joey Barton speaks for Britain’s angry men
His rage is an increasingly common and very male affliction.
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At its midpoint, this season is shaping up to be one of football’s oddest
So far we’ve seen Dickensian midfielders, a blizzard of coaching jobs, and the return of peep-hole socks.
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If you watch football with me, you need to respect my rules
Watching a game is a private pleasure, I don’t want to listen to any banal observations – I have enough…
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Sarina Wiegman’s mystery playbook
In her book the Lionesses coach shows composure and compassion – but the art of football management remains a puzzle.
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When I met Bobby Charlton
Wearing a flat cap and ancient raincoat he was calm, quiet, unflashy – a gentleman player.
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Why it’s too late to save football from VAR
Video refeering is sucking the joy out of the game.
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Why are Tories so obsessed with Gary Lineker?
Also this week: a brawl at Lord’s and the US-Saudi golf rivalry.
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Did celebrity ruin David Beckham?
Netflix reveals a footballer betrayed by celebrity.
By A fan’s loyalty is unwavering – unlike the players they support
Life is about endless upheavals, but some – like Harry Kane in lederhosen – are hard to take.
By The Lionesses won’t sleep tonight
Even with the Prem to distract me, I am still anxious about how the England women’s team are coping.
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Nike needs to sell Mary Earps’s shirt
Underinvestment in women’s sporting gear extends to football boots designed for men being accused of causing ACL injuries.
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What the Lionesses taught us
How fitting, how healing, if it had been women who ended English football’s 57 years of hurt.
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What Lee Anderson forgets about Brian Clough
The Tory MP keeps betraying his Labour roots.
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Why doesn’t football love Keir Starmer?
Talking about the game only makes the Labour leader and politicians look dumb.
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The Rest is Football should be sent off
Gary Lineker’s new podcast offers a stale standard of analysis that barely hovers above that offered by the drunkest bar-propper…
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