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Ballon d’Or 1957 and 1959: Alfredo di Stefano
“In Madrid, the field at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium leans to the left because Alfredo Di Stéfano had played so much on this side.” – Spanish Press “I don’t know if I h… more →
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Ballon d'Or 1957 and 1959: Alfredo di Stefano
wrote 1 month ago: “In Madrid, the field at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium leans to the left because Alfredo Di St … more →
Ballon d'Or 1956: Stanley Matthews
wrote 1 month ago: “He told me that he used to play for just 20 pounds a week. Today he would be worth all the mo … more →
Top five right midfielders of all-time
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wrote 1 month ago: The penultimate post in my all-time positions series is upon us and it is my top five right midfield … more →
Should Stoke City replace Tony Pulis in the summer?
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wrote 3 months ago: * Disclaimer: I used it live in Stoke for a few years. Bits of it are really nice. Most of the kids … more →
Sir Stanley Matthews. Stoke City FC
wrote 3 months ago: Sir Stanley Matthews. Stoke City FC Location: Hanley town centre, Stoke-on-Trent. Artist: Col … more →
Damn Yankees
wrote 4 months ago: Yesterday I sat, and then when the tension became too much, walked up and down listening to commenta … more →
The USA's Unlikely World Cup Hero
wrote 5 months ago: Ed McIlvenny shakes hands with the England captain Billy Wright These days there are no surprises in … more →
Why I'm a grumpy pension old man!
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wrote 7 months ago: The day I wrote this I was off to Wakefield to be filmed as a grumpy old man. The results of this fi … more →
Fascinating old footage found of 1930s Kniveton in Derbyshire, film screening this Sunday 2nd September, 2.30pm Kniveton Village Hall
wrote 8 months ago: Do you know this person? This Sunday at Kniveton Village Hall we will be bringing alive old memories … more →
Billy Liddell: The first Kop Idol
wrote 9 months ago: I knew the players who played for Liverpool when I was a young boy, I read about them in Match and S … more →
Espana:This Is Now What Futbol Is
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wrote 10 months ago: Yeah I just wiped out two Spanish words in my title, so what. Unless your under a proverbial rock sp … more →
Champions League Final Build-Up (2/3): The Robben Final?
wrote 1 year ago: In 2010 Dutch winger Arjen Robben suffered the heartbreak of losing what most would consider to be t … more →
From Finland With Love
wrote 1 year ago: Gotta love that great British reserve – you mention the word sauna and there aren’t many other words … more →
Beautiful, thoughtful and free: football club autograph sheets from the '50s
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wrote 1 year ago: You don’t find so many of these headed autograph sheets being given away by football clubs in … more →
Nigel Johnson Feature
wrote 1 year ago: There are certain things in life which help reassure you that everything is ok in the world. The new … more →
It's A Simple Game
wrote 1 year ago: After watching yet another inept display from the Jets, against the Gold Coast, I was moved to pen a … more →
Contribution to Mensa's 'The Beautiful Game'
wrote 1 year ago: I wrote this piece in July 1997 for the Mensa SIG ‘The Beautiful Game’. You would think it would be … more →
Two Men Named Stanley
wrote 1 year ago: This week’s info blog is simply dedicated to two men named Stanley Sir Henry Morton Stanley, GCB and … more →
STOKE CITY – WIGAN ATHLETIC PREVIEW: GOOD FOOTBALL OR ROUTE ONE?
wrote 1 year ago: Think of Stoke City and what comes to mind? The pulsating final game of last season when Hugo Rodall … more →
