Football
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Football was once a spectacle. The grotesque Qatar World Cup reminds us of all it has become
A cupful of cash
Qatar 2022: tournament of shame
Tarnished beauty
FIFA is mistreating football
Man of the match
Christian Erikson: resurrection man
Could do better
Football fans remember the rubbish as much as the football
Rugger’s buggered
The more money has come into rugby, the more dismal the spectacle has become
Messi to Aston Villa?
The joyous anarchy of football transfer gossip
In praise of women’s football
Don’t let the FA score an own goal by letting transwomen into women’s sports
The not-so-beautiful game
Paul Lay and Nick Timothy discuss the morality — and immorality — of football
Football and the golden fleece
Football should consult its conscience before it jumps on the NFT bandwagon
The dangerous excesses of breaking boundaries
There is a double standard on trans people and violence
The reality of tobacco control
To have a law does not mean that it will be respected
Great Lives — great, The Essay — awful
Radio 3 maintains its course towards self-destruction
The royals needs better PR
We have seen too many royal disasters
End of the Biden farce?
The President’s fragility has been obvious for years — but was he ever in control?
Taking Pride
If sexual orientation is not a choice and therefore nothing to be ashamed of, then it can be nothing to be proud of either
Not another one!
How might the run-up to the next general election look?
The wines of Israel
Israel’s wine heartland is now suffering from rocket attacks
It is they who will surrender
We have all of tomorrow’s excuses today
Laid-back Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Württemburg sonatas (ECM)
A bitter pill
Women and girls are losing medical advice and safeguards in the name of “freedom”
