Author: Andrew Flint
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Unwelcome Hosts: How Qatar prepared for their golden moment
Qatar is breaking the mould with the most unpopular and controversial World Cup to date, but how did the team get there? Andrew Flint looks into a squad developed like no other – and the noise swirling around them.
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Round Table: 2022/23 Season Predictions – Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League
As the English Premier League kicks into gear, it’s time for our writers to either look like clairvoyant geniuses… or look rather silly. Do you agree with our season predictions?
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Alessia Russo: Who is the Lionesses’ Backheeling Supersub?
There’s a whole lot more to England’s electric supersub Alessia Russo than flashy backheels, as women’s football expert, analysts and author Abdullah Abdullah explains
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10k a Day Russia to the UK: Episode 1 – Paul Hook Interview
Episode 1 – Interview with Paul Hook. In the first instalment we spoke to one of the key inspirations behind this entire challenge to gain an insight into fitness and motivation
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10k a Day – Russia to the UK
Editor in Chief Andrew Flint is hoping to raise £10,000 for Football Beyond Borders by running 10k every day for nearly two years – here’s why…
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War in Ukraine: Football’s humanity tested through conflict
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already tested the world’s humanity, but what of football’s? Hope, corruption, pride, morals; the war for the heart of football is one we can’t ignore.
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AFCON 2021 – The good, the bad and the ugly
AFCON 2021 was a crazy whirlwind adventure packed full of drama, excitement, tragedy and scandal. We have chosen our key moments that painted the picture of a tournament we fell in love with.
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Alasdair Howorth Interview: AFCON 2021, On The Whistle, Attitudes to Africa
While we have dabbled in African football before this AFCON 2021 tournament, we cannot claim to have a deep, storied following of football on the continent, so we wanted to learn more. Who better, then, than Alasdair Howorth: podcaster, associate producer and journalist with On The Whistle, Kenyan-born and raised African football fanatic, and the…
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Bjørn Heidenstrøm Interview – 25 Years of Championship Manager Fame
How can a bunch of numbers change your life? Millions of childhoods the world over have been spent scrutinising columns of statistics and ratings with more craven dedication than Vinnie Jones to getting booked in the name of winning trophies that don’t actually exist. Blame Championship Manager… For all the unfinished or hurried homework, however,…
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Limbe in Limbo – AFCON refereeing chaos reigns supreme
Mali 1-0 Tunisia isn’t a scoreline that would set the pulses racing at first glance, but this game will go down in infamy – for all the wrong reasons. Spectators love drama, granted, but not the kind where suspicions, reputations and logic swirl into a muddied cesspool of confusion. Accusations had been lazily thrown around…
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