PAUL SAFFER looks at the century-long gestation of the Football Governance Act. Continue reading
Category Archives: Sport
Sport’s winning streak
It’s been a turbulent ten years, but PAUL SAFFER has found much to cheer in British sport – past and present. Continue reading
When the News of the World took flight
PAUL SAFFER on how darts moved from public bar to sporting arena, thanks to a now defunct newspaper. Continue reading
‘Cathedrals are cathedrals’: the first 25 years of Talk Sport
From Caesar the Geezer to Covid, via the Two Mikes and the mighty H&J, ALWYN TURNER celebrates TalkSport radio. Continue reading
Final Cut: The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
SIMON MATTHEWS investigates a murder amidst the ‘prima donna preciousness’ of professional football. Continue reading
‘As if to take the piss…’
ALWYN TURNER on the FA Carling Premiership, Fever Pitch and the realisation that everything had gone wrong. Continue reading
Fun and games with Robert Maxwell
Robert Maxwell left a dark legacy, but PAUL SAFFER remembers a lighter moment from his assault on public life. Continue reading
The Ambling Alp in London
Italian boxer Primo Carnera got namechecked in the 1930s by PG Wodehouse and Sandy Powell. ALWYN TURNER explains why. Continue reading
Sporting comebacks II
PAUL SAFFER on how sport came back with renewed purpose after its suspension in WW2. Continue reading
Sporting comebacks I
As sport returns from its spell on the bench, PAUL SAFFER looks at how it came back after World War I. Continue reading
‘This is no time for football’
Football has been criticised for its response to COVID-19 but PAUL SAFFER finds an echo from a global crisis a century ago. Continue reading
Brexit and the beautiful game
From Derek Dougan to Gary Lineker, PAUL SAFFER finds plenty of footballers who won’t kick the big issues into the long grass. Continue reading
