How black Arsenal changed football
For fans and players, the north London club has come to offer a sense of belonging.
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Pep Guardiola’s gift to his team is a world away from the football of old
I remember the days when footballers earned £10k a year and lived in a modest semi-detached.
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The news that Vivianne Miedema was let go on a free transfer to Man City was met with incredulity from…
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The hostile takeover of English football
From the row over Premier League regulation to Hollywood investors, the national game has never felt more distant from its…
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David Peace’s footballing saints
The novelist laureate of English football succumbs to hero-worship in his reimagining of the Busby Babes’ tragic demise.
By Unfamiliar managers and radical new hair – but it’s the same old Prem
Welcome to a wonderful new season.
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The Paris Olympics opening ceremony was more Eurovision than Bastille Day
Rainfall and narrative incoherence marred an ambitious international parade.
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The spectre of the Olympics
As London 2012 showed, the Games have the power to change a city - for better or for worse.
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