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Calling all obsessive football data hoarders – you’re not alone

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If you know how many times you have seen a headed own goal scored in a cup tie, you will find plenty in common with Matt Ramsay, as he confessed in WSC 301, March 2012

Monday, November 27th, 2017 - Stories

Badge of the week ~ FC Sioni Bolnisi, Georgia

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Friday, November 24th, 2017 - Stories

How footballers evolved their figures to be built more like wrestlers

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The days of neat and tidy football played by a team of slight players is gone – from Phil Jones to Chris O’Grady, it’s now all about the upper body

Thursday, November 23rd, 2017 - Stories

Photo of the week ~ Bubbles fill the air at West Ham’s London Stadium

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West Ham United 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 3, 20/10/2017, London Stadium, Premier League

Tuesday, November 21st, 2017 - Stories

“And Smith must score” – the worst misses are the ones that truly mattered

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There has been much talk about Neal Maupay’s miss for Brentford this weekend being one of the worst ever, but it is nothing compared to those in crunch games – as Cris Freddi described in WSC 151, September 1999

Monday, November 20th, 2017 - Stories