Known as the Football Card King, Baines began the trends that included swap systems and desperate hunts for elusive players
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Monday, October 15th, 2018 - Stories
It’s hard to maintain dignity every time your team lose, with either loud or quiet moods impossible to shake off for adults who should know better
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Monday, July 16th, 2018 - Stories
edited by Neville Gabie, Alan Ward and Jason Wood
Axis Projects, £30
Reviewed by Chris Stride
From WSC 371, January 2018
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Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 - Book reviews
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The idea that modern footballers misbehave more often than their predecessors is a myth, as Steve Field explained in WSC 170, April 2001
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Monday, January 8th, 2018 - Stories
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Formerly at the forefront of football innovation, the sackings of De Boer and Koeman have highlighted how quickly the Netherlands’ coaches are being left behind
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Thursday, November 16th, 2017 - Stories