When you write about sport for a living, you don’t watch it the way you used to. Subconsciously, you’re documenting:...
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How long does it take to move on from defeat? Weeks? Years? Never? Three months ago, my parents moved house...
The 2001 Philadelphia 76ers are a tall tale that only grows unlikelier with time. The premise flatly stated is absurd:...
There is a line in The Plague, the novel by Albert Camus now enjoying a revival, that still chimes. “Officialdom...
The game of football is many things to many people. A cash cow, a community lifeline; an intermittent source of...
Thirty seconds into the men’s 800m final at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, the American runner Dave Wottle is...
Premier League clubs are concerned about supporters gathering outside stadiums if the season resumes and fear football will be blamed...
I have a few favourite games, probably about 20. Most are memorable for reasons of drama or partisan delight, but...
Watching the highlights online 18 years later really doesn’t bring home how loud it was, from kick-off all the way...
It was a night for raincoats and thermals at Wembley on 28 October 2007, not T-shirt and shorts; hot drinks...
