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Elland Road: A Grand Day Out
For Simon, my uncle, it all started on the 19th of April 1970, the day Leeds United lost 2-1 to Chelsea in the FA Cup final. As a 7-year-old with little previous exposure to football, he was able to determine just one thing: “the team in white were better than the team in blue”. Hence…
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Empiricism, Rationalism and Match-of-the-Day-ism
For many fans, football is about opinions. Whether in the pub with friends or with co-workers on a Monday morning, fans love nothing more than discussing and arguing about their footballing opinions. But how do we form these opinions? How do football fans come to “know” who is better out of Ronaldo and Messi, and…
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Match Report: Hearts vs Kilmarnock
Hearts’ unbeaten start to 2020 came crashing to an end as a 2-3 loss to Kilmarnock sent them back to the foot of the table. Kilmarnock celebrated a second consecutive win in the league, with their victory last weekend against Ross County ending a nine-match winless run in the league, indicating they may have turned…
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A Messi Situation
PSG have become one of the leading powers of European football in recent years. This has seen the Paris-based side dominate domestically – winning 7 of the last 10 Ligue 1 titles – and make strides towards winning the Champions League, European football’s ultimate prize, by reaching the final of the competition in 2020. The…
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Match Report: Edinburgh City vs Annan Athletic
Edinburgh City earned a 2-0 victory in the first leg of their League 2 playoff final against Annan Athletic, making them favourites for promotion to League 1 for the first time in their history. Ainslie Park, City’s home for the past couple of seasons, was in a jubilant mood. Young fans from both sets of…
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Edinburgh City: A Fresh Perspective
When I first moved to Edinburgh one of the first things I did was climb Arthur’s Seat, a volcanic plug in the city’s centre from the top of which you can look over the urban landscape and the mottled sea of grey-brown buildings that sprawls out beneath. Looking down at the various sights of Scotland’s…
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Manchester United Problems Run Deeper Than Woodward Alone
With Ed Woodward finally set to step down as Manchester United’s top executive on 1st February, almost a year after he announced he would be departing, there appears to be an opportunity for real change and progress for a club that, compared to a number of its closest rivals, looks as if it’s stuck in…