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Players, just like fans, have their own quirky habits and routines ahead of a match, including Lev Yahsin smoking and Ian Wright preferring something stronger
After his well-publicised rise from non-League to English champion, the Leicester striker has launched a project to allow others to take the same route
From a Bradford fan drawing Scunthorpe's new badge on the way home from a match to Birmingham's gas-engineer-design effort, it's surprising that so many club badges were designed by supporters, as this extract from The Beautiful Badge explains
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From Newcastle wearing light blue at Old Trafford to Chelsea in "teal" at Southampton, clubs are ever more desperate to promote their short-lived products
Forget statistics such as results and goalscorers, it is crowds that can provide fascinating context for matches, especially if they drop below the magical 1,000
Club employees spend most of their time at the stadium, yet their minds are far too occupied with weather patterns and hot dog stock levels to worry about what happens on the pitch
While non-League stadiums can regularly offer a throwback to football’s less corporate days, they are also a testing ground for the game’s innovations
