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Category Archives: football

The World Cup and the Church

05-Jun-10

On a personal level, I am about to embark on my once-every-four-years month-long trial of both tortuous nervousness, mixed with moments of sheer joy and hope, culminating in bleak disappointment and despair. Yes, the FIFA World Cup is here again. As regular readers will know, I’m a football fan. In fact, for once, I have [...]

Why football will eat itself…

13-May-09

Amongst the various news stories that interested me last week was the one in which Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham MP, called upon the English Premier League and, in particular, the ‘big four’ of Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal to spread their wealth a little more evenly in order to create a more competitive environment. [...]