Author: Richard David Pike
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The Enduring Appeal of Football’s TV Intro Music
Matchdays: nothing beats them. For home fans, that familiar walk down streets to your club’s stadium ready for Saturday at 3pm. For away fans, early morning wake-ups, lunch boxes packed with sandwiches, hot flasks, boarding a supporters’ coach and pre-match drinks and songs in a pub with hundreds of your fellow fans. Win, draw or…
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Debate: January Transfer Window
Since the January transfer window came in for the 2001/02 season, which January transfer stands out for you as the best? Richard Pike: Both Patrice Evra and Nemanja Vidić proved to be excellent winter transfer window additions for Manchester United. However, the January transfer that stands out most for me is Luis Suárez’s move from…
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Matchdays: Prague
Saturday 26 October 2019, Prague, Czech Republic. Just over a year to the day when I was last in the Czech capital on holiday and day four of my trip. Vacation is a time to relax, discover or explore, or even in some cases – including mine – all three. Saturday has arrived, and while…
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Football’s most unique cup competition: the Coupe de France
“The greatest cup competition in the world is back”: a phrase commonly trotted out amongst English pundits and supporters this time every season. It is the first weekend of a new year, the weekend of the third round of the English FA Cup. After eight previous rounds, the first of which being the extra-preliminary round…
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