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Knowing your place in football’s pecking order Politics

Knowing your place in football’s pecking order

18th July 2008
Forget sportsmanship – it’s all about winning Politics

Forget sportsmanship - it’s all about winning

11th July 2008
Spain finally shakes off the ‘bottler’ tag Politics

Spain finally shakes off the ‘bottler’ tag

4th July 2008
Dodgy international team? Get a Brazilian! Politics

Dodgy international team? Get a Brazilian!

26th June 2008
Euro 2008: football minus the self-loathing Politics

Euro 2008: football minus the self-loathing

13th June 2008
It just ain’t the same without England Politics

It just ain’t the same without England

6th June 2008
John Terry joins football’s Hall of Tears Politics

John Terry joins football’s Hall of Tears

29th May 2008
Who do you hate most: Chelsea or United? Politics

Who do you hate most: Chelsea or United?

23rd May 2008
Every team wants to be promoted, right? Wrong Politics

Every team wants to be promoted, right? Wrong

9th May 2008
When footballers attack! Politics

When footballers attack!

2nd May 2008
Arsenal: the ‘beautiful losers’ of football Politics

Arsenal: the ‘beautiful losers’ of football

18th April 2008
The downside of Becks’ 100th cap Politics

The downside of Becks’ 100th cap

4th April 2008

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It’s time to red card this call for ‘respect’ Politics

It’s time to red card this call for ‘respect’

27th March 2008
You only sing when there’s no music Politics

You only sing when there’s no music

20th March 2008
A Cup half empty Politics

A Cup half empty

14th March 2008
Putting the cuffs on free expression Politics

Putting the cuffs on free expression

7th March 2008
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