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Tourist rap
The idea of what it means to be a fan is up for grabs again - but it's a debate that distracts from the real issues in football.
Mar 21
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Martin Cloake
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Sorry we’re not dead yet
Tottenham Hotspur have a problem. Not enough of their longstanding fans are dying.
Mar 7
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Martin Cloake
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February 2024
A song for Europe
Does a flurry of headlines about the treatment of football fans at European matches herald a change in the mood music, or is it just the same old tune?
Feb 27
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Martin Cloake
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The great facial recognition experiment
Live facial recognition is a controversial technology that has been challenged in the UK courts and in Parliament. But the police are, once again, using…
Feb 15
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Martin Cloake
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When football met crypto – a tale that will curl your toes
A superb new book from journalist Martin Calladine lays bare the shocking lack of care and crass ignorance that underpinned football's embrace of crypto
Feb 6
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Martin Cloake
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January 2024
Mission impossible
When did football become so difficult?
Jan 30
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Martin Cloake
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December 2023
European Super League - back from the dead?
The long-awaited verdict from the European Court of Justice on UEFA, FIFA and the blocking of the breakaway league is in – so what does it all mean?
Dec 21, 2023
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Martin Cloake
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November 2023
We’re not really here
The ruling in the Everton case doesn’t mean the Premier League is corrupt, but by adding to the sense that what we see is not what we get it provides…
Nov 29, 2023
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October 2023
Definitive statements, infernal polemics
The FA's decision not to light the Wembley arch after the attack on Israel has led to a rethink on how and why it takes a stand. What does that say…
Oct 30, 2023
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Martin Cloake
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September 2023
The regulation will not be compromised
Reform of English football governance is proceeding slowly, too slowly perhaps, but it is important to recognise the gains that are being made.
Sep 14, 2023
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Martin Cloake
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August 2023
Still Dreaming: New book out on 4 September
My new book, written alongside Alex Fynn, puts the unique story of Tottenham Hotspur at the centre of a wider portrait of the modern game
Aug 14, 2023
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If a crowd makes no noise in the stadium, is it really there?
The case for matchgoing regulars, and why a little more kindness may not go amiss. *This post also contains house music.
Aug 11, 2023
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