Football
Letter from Washington: In defence of American sport(s)
Would the super league have made football more American? If only.
Super hypocrites
Spare us the sentimental tosh about working-class sport, tradition and community
Bob Lord: butcher and visionary
Bob Lord, the chairman of Burnley FC from 1955 to 1981, had a shrewd view of how the world worked and where it was heading
Association Football: A great game gone to rot
The sport is now characterised by the conditioned reflex of dishonesty, the bleating of the wronged
Short cut to a Mob takeover
Today the multiply-tattooed Balkan war criminal look is popular
D10s is dead
Argentina is as sad as it’s ever been after the death of legendary footballer Diego Maradona
Silence of the fans
Nick Cohen says silent sport needs crowds to give it meaning
Ref!
FA chairman cancelled, Anne Hathaway’s non-PC portrayal, and a dinosaur politician survives cancellation
The games people play
‘This Sporting Life’ should be read by our managerial ruling class who dismiss what they do not understand as “populist” or “right-wing”
Before the Beautiful Game
Kester Aspden reflects on his football memories growing up supporting York City and Burnley FC