For Fans of Football, Socialism, and Fighting Robots
I give questionable opinions about football-related stuff going on in the world today.
For those of you who have been living under a rock this past week or so, it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster at the BBC. It all started sometime last week, as, in their latest attempt to distract the general public from the “cozzie livs” crisis, the never-ending series of strikes, the collapse of …
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In terms of football, the end of 2022 had a certain romance to it. Against a backdrop of corruption, bribery, and mistreatment of migrant workers, Lionel Messi and Argentina won the World Cup. They beat the odds, they beat the machine of France, and gave us a reminder that there is still a place for …
In an age with no football to look forward to for the foreseeable future, it was refreshing to hear that a second season of Netflix’s terrific docu-series Sunderland ‘Til I Die was dropping on April Fools’ Day this year. They call it coincidence, but we all see what game they’re playing here. The series chronicles the …
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POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD In these trying times where there is no football for us to enjoy and we’re trapped inside our homes 24/7, Netflix’s new mini-series The English Game attempts to provide us the best of both worlds by giving us a footballing history lesson we can watch from the comfort of our sofas. “Attempts” being …
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On the 12th of June 2020, the European Championships will kick off with Italy hosting Turkey at the Stadio Olimpico. From then on, it will be a summer-long spectacle of some of the finest players the continent has to offer, as we hop from nation to nation trying to keep track of where it is …
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