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Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football
Books

Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football

As revolutionary as it shouldn’t be, the fact that this is a novel about two professional footballers who engage in an openly gay sexual relationship is significant
Sam Kerr's arrest highlights the white supremacy, racism and misogyny of British policing 
Amanda Porter

Sam Kerr's arrest highlights the white supremacy, racism and misogyny of British policing 

Dear men, it's not a weakness to be vulnerable or ask for help
Natty
Music

Dear men, it's not a weakness to be vulnerable or ask for help

Manchester City and England football star Chloe Kelly: 'A smile on your face goes a long way'
Sport

Manchester City and England football star Chloe Kelly: 'A smile on your face goes a long way'

Strictly winner Chris McCausland: 'The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool'
My Big Year

Strictly winner Chris McCausland: 'The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'Shameful' Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It's a 'moment of great danger' for human rights
Sportswashing

'Shameful' Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It's a 'moment of great danger' for human rights

We run free football sessions for kids – but the impact of our work goes well beyond the pitch
sportsfun4all
Kieran Connolly

We run free football sessions for kids – but the impact of our work goes well beyond the pitch

How Newcastle United fans are tackling food poverty one match at a time: 'There's more need than ever'
NUFC Fans Foodbank volunteer outside Newcastle United St James' Park stadium
Food poverty

How Newcastle United fans are tackling food poverty one match at a time: 'There's more need than ever'

Newcastle is debasing itself to NUFC's Saudi owners. Here's how we're fighting empty promises
a group of fans protesting Newcastle United's new owners
Andrew Page and John Hird

Newcastle is debasing itself to NUFC's Saudi owners. Here's how we're fighting empty promises

Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: 'The North East is on the verge of 90s Manchester'
Gerry & Sewell cast at Newcastle Theatre Royal
Theatre

Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: 'The North East is on the verge of 90s Manchester'

Far-right, nationalist football hooligans don't realise who the real enemy is
Sam Diss

Far-right, nationalist football hooligans don't realise who the real enemy is

How Everton football club is easing strain on the NHS by taking on heart health
Former Everton midfielder and club ambassador Graham Stuart receives his breathlessness test at the Everton in the Community hub
Health

How Everton football club is easing strain on the NHS by taking on heart health

This football tournament backed by Man City's Pep Guardiola helps homeless people reach their goals
Kyle Walker joins homeless footballers from The Salvation Army for a photo
Homelessness

This football tournament backed by Man City's Pep Guardiola helps homeless people reach their goals

Bloomsbury Football: How a grassroots charity is using the power of football to build hope
Bloomsbury Football kids
Football

Bloomsbury Football: How a grassroots charity is using the power of football to build hope

Ex-Premier League star Troy Deeney: 'My dad used to beat us up. Football was my only escape'
Letter To My Younger Self

Ex-Premier League star Troy Deeney: 'My dad used to beat us up. Football was my only escape'

'Football is a force for good': Homeless World Cup gets backing from FIFA
Fifa executives Youri Djorkaeff, Gianni Infantino and Arsene Wenger meet Homeless World Cup president Mel Young
Homeless World Cup

'Football is a force for good': Homeless World Cup gets backing from FIFA

Comedian Chloe Petts: 'Dear internet trolls – I'll wear whatever I like'
Chloe Petts

Comedian Chloe Petts: 'Dear internet trolls – I'll wear whatever I like'

Premier League clubs step up gambling sponsorship on front of shirts ahead of ban: 'It's shameful'
A montage of Premier League shirts from Brentford, Everton, Southampton, Nottingham Forest, and Crystal Palace, over a pixellated backdrop of Wembley Stadium as Southampton FC returned to the Premier League
Exclusive

Premier League clubs step up gambling sponsorship on front of shirts ahead of ban: 'It's shameful'

Euro 2024: Roy Keane on screen is more watchable than the football
Paul McNamee

Euro 2024: Roy Keane on screen is more watchable than the football

Euro 2024 shows why Germany is much more than beer, bratwurst and lederhosen
Euro 2024

Euro 2024 shows why Germany is much more than beer, bratwurst and lederhosen

Line of Duty's Martin Compston: 'I was a wee bit of wide-o. But I don't think there was any malice'
Martin Compston at the Waterfront Cinema in Greenock ahead of the preview of his new series, Martin Compston's Scottish Fling. Picture date: Monday September 5, 2022.
Letter To My Younger Self

Line of Duty's Martin Compston: 'I was a wee bit of wide-o. But I don't think there was any malice'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Domestic abuse soars by 38% when England lose. This Euros, we need change
'no more years of hurt' on a scarf - women's aid domestic abuse at the euros campaign imagery
Teresa Parker

Domestic abuse soars by 38% when England lose. This Euros, we need change

Why Kylian Mbappé has a nose for change
Kylian Mbappé after breaking his nose against Austria
Paul McNamee

Why Kylian Mbappé has a nose for change

'No song written about football is actually any good': The best and worst Euro 2024 songs, ranked
Euro 2024

'No song written about football is actually any good': The best and worst Euro 2024 songs, ranked

Line of Duty's Martin Compston: 'I've been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14'
Gordon Smart and Martin Compston
Euro 2024

Line of Duty's Martin Compston: 'I've been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14'

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