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Chelsea’s Steve Sidwell and the Lessons of the Greeks

Chelsea’s Steve Sidwell and the Lessons of the Greeks

Inscribed at the entrance to the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, to which the ancient Greeks would pilgrimage in order to have their future foretold by the Oracle, were the words “Gnothi seauton”. “Know Thyself”. Sage words to remember when facing one’s future, and specifically when faced with a decision that will chart one’s future…

The Heart of Football

The Heart of Football

This article is a submission for the Soccerlens Football Writing Competition; to participate, please read the details here. As far as one can get from the gilded palaces of Europe’s elite football clubs, where matches are played in front of scores of thousands of fans and broadcast live to televisions on every continent, is where…


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