The problem with sport’s endless “greatest of all time” debates
Fans’ fixation on the concept of greatness has become an absurd identity politics.
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How much does it cost to watch a game of football?
Is it cheaper to watch matches at home or the pub? The football cost-of-living crisis – in numbers.
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How I went viral at Spurs, why believing isn’t magic, and Jack Grealish’s calves go global
It feels weird having it in the desert, but the highlight of the season is still the World Cup.
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Gareth Southgate’s real legacy will be measured not in trophies but in happiness
This is one of the most united England squads in recent memory.
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David Baddiel’s Diary: Shouting at the World Cup, a timeout from Twitter, and why Jews still don’t count
My new documentary was received well, but friends still called to tell me I was being slagged off on social…
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The Qatar World Cup is a moral disaster – is it braver to step away, or step inside?
Nothing that happens on the pitch can possibly salvage the horrors that brought this tournament about.
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Leader: What the World Cup tells us about power
In sport, as in politics, principles do not count for much if we only observe them when the cost of…
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Iran’s brave act of defiance puts England to shame
The day before England faced Iran on the pitch, Ehsan Hajsafi told the media that Iranians should know “we are…
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