And the best league in Europe is…
Copy: Sports Illustrated, May 2012 Tonight, the annual bunfight to get into “the best league in the world” begins with the Championship playoffs. But, actually, how good is the Premier League? This is what I […]
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Behind the scenes at patient Man City
Copy: Sports Illustrated, March 2012 >> Such are the vagaries of publishing deadlines that writing about Manchester City’s chances of winning the Premier League title in February was always likely to have an element of […]
THE BEST SPORTS BOOKS OF 2011
Copy: Metro, 01/12/11 >> Having reviewed masses of sports books for Metro this year, I compiled their end of year list of the best in the field this week. This was written before attending the […]
FC ST PAULI PIECE WINS AWARD
Copy: Easyjet Traveller, January 2011 >> I’m reposting this piece on the matchday experience at FC St Pauli, Hamburg, for no other reason than I fancy blowing my own trumpet. Earlier this afternoon I won […]
WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK 2011 LONGLIST
Somehow I’ve only just seen the William Hill Sports Book 2011 longlist. I’ve read, er, four out of the 14, which, trust me, is quite impressive. Those being… The Bicycle Book by Bella Bathurst (HarperPress) […]