“I’m relieved boxing has come out of the Stone Age”: Nicola Adams on the rise of the women’s sport
Nicola Adams is always upbeat – even while sidelined with a shoulder injury that led her to postpone her fight with…
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Personal Story: Looking back on a life lived through sport
I knew at that moment, as I picked myself up and offered the lad a hand, which he refused, that my…
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After 1966 we ignored foreign football. Didn’t do us no harm. Except it did
After England’s Wembley victory on Saturday 30 July 1966, I was convinced that was it.
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At a match in France, I was reminded that football fans can fit in anywhere
The last time I was at a football match in France was in 1971 when Spurs were playing Nantes in…
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I miss the days when a good old-fashioned pitch invasion marked the end of the football season
It’s that moving time of the year when we tearfully bid farewell to another football season and another football season…
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How one remarkable game marked the end of an era and the beginning of the New Football
Just recently I was contacted by a journalist from the French sports daily newspaper L’Équipe, who was writing an article…
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In hiring Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Manchester United are experimenting with risk and romanticism
Almost 20 years after securing Manchester United an historic treble with the winning goal in the Champions League final against…
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Raheem Sterling is speaking out about racism in football. But will he be heard?
Alongside his pace and passing, Raheem Sterling’s versatility is what makes him one of the most formidable attacking footballers in…
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