Starmer’s pitch at normality
Published by The i paper (3rd July, 2024) The reports make the game sound almost professional. Whites took the lead... Read Full Article
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The World Cup disgraces humanity
Published by The i paper (21st November, 2022) The greatest player in World Cup history was Pelé, who scored twice... Read Full Article
Winners, on and off the pitch
Published by The i paper (5th July, 2021) One by one, the institutions that bind our country stumbled. We saw... Read Full Article
Blood on their hands
Published by The Mail on Sunday (19th January, 2020) Eighteen months ago, Kevin Sluman was out on his boat trawling... Read Full Article
How football raised its game
Published by UnHerd (10th May, 2019) Football. Bloody hell! First Liverpool’s brilliant fightback against Barcelona taking them to a second... Read Full Article
A lesson in leadership
Published by The i Paper (9th July, 2018) Oh happy days. Suddenly the mood of our country has lifted thanks... Read Full Article
The World Cup has lost its lustre
Published by The i paper (4th December, 2017) I remember clearly the first World Cup that captivated me. It was... Read Full Article
Wayne Rooney and the new frontier
Published by The Mail on Sunday (16th July, 2017) When the vice-president of Tanzania heard Everton were planning to play... Read Full Article
Leicester is a winner – and not just on the football pitch
Published by the ipaper (2nd May, 2016) When I started out in journalism three decades ago, I spent time on... Read Full Article
It’s easy to talk a good game on immigration
Published by The i Paper & The Independent (1st February, 2016) There is sometimes a single moment when talented young... Read Full Article