Nessun Dorma podcast: a 1980s and 1990s football odyssey The show about retro football is back with a Homeric series on how the sport evolved at the end of the 20th century The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2025
Are pre-match rituals more exciting than actual football games? Perhaps scientists ought to ask the fans While heart-rate monitoring has provided us with some evidence, it fails to capture the ineffable nature of match day, says author David Goldblatt The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2025
Team GB was an Olympic triumph of public spending. Now can we please invest in everyone else Britain’s success shows that targeted funding works. But we’ve neglected our playing fields, sporting facilities and community programmes, says author David Goldblatt The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2024
Photoespaña: the exhibition where the staging is as impressive as the art Madrid’s yearly photography festival has shone light on new photographers, established industry names, and artists whose work has gone unrecognised for decades The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024
The 1924 Paris Olympics saved the Games. Can this year’s event repeat that success? Faced with competition from rival sporting events, the future of the Games hung in the balance. A century on, new hurdles are looming, writes David Goldblatt The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2024
‘They stuck two fingers up to Fifa’: the Lost Lionesses and the forgotten 1971 women’s World Cup Crowds of 90,000 packed a football stadium in Mexico for Copa 71, an unsanctioned tournament that is finally being remembered in a new documentary The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2024
Peter Magubane: courageous photographer who chronicled South Africa's struggle for freedom Peter Sexford Magubane, a courageous South African photographer whose images testify to both the iniquity of apartheid and the determination and devotion of those who brought about its demise, passed away at 91 years of age in early January 2024. The Conversation · Jan 4, 2024
Things to Do in Chicago Nov. 30-Dec. 6 — The Mix The Joffrey ‘Nutcracker,’ Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo, the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball, and a Pre-Kwanzaa Marketplace are among the highlights in the week ahead. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 30, 2023
‘The greatest thrill is playing at Wembley’: What the FA Cup final used to mean As supporters return in full capacity for the first time in two years, the historical and cultural significance of the FA Cup final cannot be understated, writes Miguel Delaney, at a time when football’s communal values continue to be under threat The Independent UK · May 14, 2022