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Arsenal 5-0 Brighton: So Long, Vivianne Miedema
As Beth Mead surged forward with Vivianne Miedema in front of her, it was a move all Arsenal fans had seen before. Mead played Miedema in, and with an assured stroke of the ball, she had it in the back...
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‘Doubters to believers,’ indeed: Danke Jürgen Klopp
I am not from Liverpool. I am a 28-year-old from the Midwestern US. To some, this puts me solidly in the ‘plastic fan’ category. I sometimes feel I don’t have the right to mourn the loss of a manager...
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Brentford fans row to Premier League finale in nod to club’s history
Twelve Brentford fans rowed from Strawberry Vale to Kew Bridge as The Bees concluded their Premier League campaign with a 4–2 loss against Newcastle United at the Gtech Community Stadium. The crew...
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‘It isn’t a rivalry unless you win’ London Lions after defeating Cheshire...
The London Lions win the British Basketball Play Off Final 88-85 in a nail biting contest with the Cheshire Phoenix, thanks to a Sam Dekker dagger. CREDIT: British Basketball League Dekker was awarded...
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Buriram United: Inside The Thai Giants’ Unprecedented Run of Success
If you look out into the horizon from Buriram Castle complex, you can see Chang Arena. The two are only 450 meters apart. There is a model of the ‘Phanom Rung’ temple containing intricate lintels and...
View ArticleThe Revamp of English Women’s Domestic Cricket | Katya Witney and Jo Gardner...
On this episode, Toby is joined by Katya Witney, a cricket writer at Wisden and Jo Gardner, a professional cricketer for the Sunrisers and a co-host of ourCRiCKET, to discuss Project Darwin and the...
View ArticleTottenham Hotspur Season Review: What a Difference a Year Makes
In 1959, American singer Dinah Washington released her career-defining version of the song, ‘What a Diff’rence a Day Makes!’. Lamenting the storms of yesterday whilst appreciating the beauty of the...
View ArticleAlex Neil: My take on the front-runner for the Birmingham City job
With the fast-changing nature of football, this piece could become outdated very quickly. Especially when it comes to Birmingham City. A club with a very fast-changing nature over the last year. Sad...
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2024 Premier League Play-Offs Review: Littler lights up the O2
The night was set up for success. A record crowd of 14,000 filled The O2 Arena in London and watched on as darts got elevated to another level. The culmination of the Premier League which began in...
View ArticleFrench Open Day 1: A resigned Andy Murray bids farewell to Paris
You could overhear a spectator guiding Murray late on in the third set. “Pick it up Andy, come on,” he said rousingly, moments before another ace whistled by and a slow, defeated dip of the Scot’s head...
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Standard Athletic Club: France’s first football champions now enjoying an...
This is an extended version of the piece shortlisted for the Football Writers’ Association’s Hugh McIlvanney Student Football Writer of the Year 2024 award. Life is quite different for Paris...
View ArticleFrench Open Day 2: Rafael Nadal bows out in bitter defeat to Alexander Zverev
Deux-mille-cinq, deux-mille-six, deux-mille-sept, deux-mille-huit, deux-mille-dix, deux-mille-onze, deux-mille-douze, deux-mille-treize, deux-mille-quatorze, deux-mille-dix-sept, deux-mille-dix-huit,...
View ArticleStop sacrificing football’s good guys – Why Thomas Frank can’t become...
If nice guys do eventually finish last, then please Thomas Frank, save yourself the hassle. Chelsea’s abrupt sacking of Mauricio Pochettino a week ago left fans harking back to days of old. Avram...
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Paris 2024 deep dive: Why is hijab ban only applicable for French athletes?
This summer the creme de la creme of the world’s athletes will descend upon Paris, the City of Light, to illuminate the Summer Olympics and Paralympics. Thousands of athletes will make the Olympic...
View ArticleFrench Open Day 3: Katie Boulter falters to condemn all six Brits to opening...
Katie Boulter was left to buck the trend of early British exits as compatriot Dan Evans lost out to Holger Rune today. The British Women’s No. 1 however lost out to Paula Badosa in a frustrating but...
View Article2023/24 WSL Season Review | Laura Howard (S2E2)
On this episode, Toby is joined by Laura Howard, a freelance journalist and presenter on All For Women’s Football, to review the 2023/24 Women’s Super League season. Together they look at the title...
View ArticleAyrton Senna from Brazil: 30 years on since this legendary F1 icon left us
In the opening laps of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, three-time Formula One World Champion Ayrton Senna was leading the race from a young German driver who was proving to be the most prominent threat...
View ArticleFrench Open Day 4: Iga Swiatek digs deep to battle past Naomi Osaka in...
A breathless, fiery encounter on a half-empty Chatrier unfurled with the more resolute cagoule-wearing Parisians itching for a glimpse. Iga Swiatek produced an astonishing comeback to fend off a...
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Is obsession about possession making football boring?
In English football, the influence of international coaches is there for all to see. Arsène Wenger’s Invincibles had a specific approach to nutrition at Arsenal. José Mourinho’s Chelsea used...
View ArticleFrench Open Day 5: Collins and Ostapenko fall as draw opens up for Swiatek
After yesterday’s shaky victory against Naomi Osaka, the stars continued to align for reigning Roland Garros champion Iga Swiatek. If the Word No. 1 is to go all the way in Paris, it originally looked...
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