The Football Association has announced plans to appeal the result of the 2018 World Cup on the sole ground that no ‘deal’ was reached. The FA’s chief negotiator, Mr Andrew Andrews, has confirmed: ‘We do not recognise this news of an English defeat in the absence of a deal. [read...]
A Home Office official stated that “we no longer hold any records of Football’s British citizenship, as all historical records of this kind were destroyed under the orders of a former Home Secretary at some time between 2010 and 2016″. [read...]
Group of dearth: the one with England in it Atmosphere in the England camp: An unobservable but crucial substance, with the capacity to animate pundits for an hour at a time. Typically very good for up to two weeks but known to dissolve and disintegrate in latter stages ‘The lad’s done tremendous there’: The player… [read...]
Throughout history sport has had an intimate relationship with animals; horse racing, running with bulls, hump the camel. An American football is nicknamed ‘pigskin’ after the original practice of running with and throwing a piglet with the aim of depositing it safely in the ‘Penzone’. [read...]
FIFA today announced a moratorium in its efforts to help Scotland qualify for the World Cup finals. ‘We really thought this latest tweak might do it,’ said FIFA president Gianni Infantino today. ‘Bringing in lots of smaller nations, [read...]
