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A mainstay of the Magpies’ early 2000s top-four side, the South American remained a familiar face on and off the pitch in the north-east long after leaving St James’ Park
Yellow Jersey Press, £20
Reviewed by Rob Kemp
From WSC 360, February 2017
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Badge of the week ~ Miscellaneous SC, Botswana
This is what happens when a league uses up all the good names that everyone wanted and is left with a club without a name. In a hurry, the new club’s directors did what everyone in a bureaucracy does when faced with categorising something complex quickly, they called the club Miscellaneous and promised to change it to something more apposite later.
Cristiano Ronaldo has found new ways to influence the Seleção despite his poor form
6 July ~ Portugal are already champions of sorts: they seem to be the most reviled team of Euro 2016, for whatever reason – and there are a number to choose from, including Cristiano Ronaldo’s narcissism, Pepe’s borderline psychopathy and the perceived injustice of the team’s dogged progress, which has come despite the generally poor quality of their play.