If there’s something that must be said, but cannot be said within blogging / journalistic confines, this is the place to say it. We’ve used this column to poke fun, to provoke and to just say our minds.
BBC’s recent report on football’s state of affairs has turned up some interesting statistics (that lend themselves to controversial conclusions):
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I was talking to Hasan the other day and we started discussing which football players would we like to meet the most. I gave him my list, and then I realised that it would be a good idea to ask you guys, professional football fans, for your own top...
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Why doesn’t the Guardian do more player-oriented pieces like this one:
Sid Lowe interviews Oleguer Paresas (Barcelona)
I mean, it’s...
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Update: A pregnant woman refused to be admitted into the hospital because they had no TV and she couldn’t see the UAE vs Oman final. She returned after the final had been played, and named her kid Matar, after Ismael Matar who scored the...
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What were the 3 most powerful events in football for you in 2006?
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It’s that time of the year again…
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Disclaimer: this is not supported by any shred of evidence, so take it as a flight of fancy and whimsical indulgence rather than anything serious, like…um, football news.
Thierry Henry to leave Arsenal? Say it ain’t so!
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With the Ballon d’Or winner to be officially announced on 27 November, the news has been leaked that Fabio Cannavaro will scoop the award.
While Real Madrid celebrate...
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Now, before I continue, let me state that I’ve been reading Jonathan Dyer’s articles at Chelsea Blog with great interest, and I think he’s a fair-minded gentleman who is far less biased than...
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I’m serious – if you have any way of putting this in the mainstream media or actually sending it to dear ol Becks, please do so.
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