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Haway…La Fascista?

I went to my first ever Newcastle match when I was 12. I was given my season ticket as my 13th birthday present, for purely selfless reasons I’m sure as it meant my Dad was going to have to go to St James’ every other week ...

by Hannah Johnson

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2014 Olympics & Anti-Gay Sentiment In Russia

Discriminatory behavior and recent anti-gay laws are sparking controversy in Russia, who is set to host the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. Human rights activists are outraged at the horrific outpouring of violence culminating gay rig...

by Bre Cruickshank

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WATCH: Nelson Mandela Believes Sport has the Power to Change the World

Nelson Mandela once said that “Sport has the power to change the world…it has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Spor...

by Natasha Lipman

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Let’s Kick North Korea Out of the Playground

I do not believe that North Korea should be allowed into the Olympic Games. Period. I have voiced this opinion to many people in the last two weeks, and it seems like I am the only person who feels this way. To be clear, it i...

by Yoonah Je

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Footballers After Football: The Sustainability of the Game & Potential Gains for the British Government

Footballers after football – financially set for life, attractive wife, worshipped by thousands after a career living every boy’s dream. What could possibly go wrong? Well, recent studies show that quite a lot can, and ...

by Jack Gregory

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Should We Boycott Sochi?

If you are unaware of what’s going on, here is an update from inside the Russian Bear. The situation for homosexuals in Russia has regressed into Soviet style treatment. Today, over 80% of Russians support the new anti-gay pr...

by Kris Gravning

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Nineteen Eighty Four Four Two: The Very Average State of Football Journalism

Sometimes, you will read a really interesting article. An article that unashamedly grabs your attention, tells you things you didn’t know, and is written with genuine panache. Then, when you turn your newspaper to the back pa...

by Jack Gregory

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Football And Politics: More Similar Than We Think?

The world cup is almost upon us! How similar is international football and international politics? At their roots, these are bodies in which both try to create legal level playing fields, whereby all participants know where the...

by Joe Corry-Roake

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F1 and Domestic Politics: Should it Matter?

The F1 world exists in a bubble of its own. Although highly political, its politics are usually internal, and as such the domestic politics of the host nation rarely rates a mention. Granted, (by and large, with exceptions of c...

by Yassmin Abdel-Magied

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Haway…La Fascista?

2014 Olympics & Anti-Gay Sentiment In Russia

WATCH: Nelson Mandela Believes Sport has the Power to Change the World

Let’s Kick North Korea Out of the Playground

Footballers After Football: The Sustainability of the Game & Potential Gains for the British Government

Should We Boycott Sochi?

Nineteen Eighty Four Four Two: The Very Average State of Football Journalism

Football And Politics: More Similar Than We Think?

F1 and Domestic Politics: Should it Matter?

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