When West Ham went to China for the PL Asia Trophy, a video emerged from the Newcastle game of local fans belting out “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles”. The reaction on Twitter was initially depressing, beginning with lots of cry-laughing emojis but eventually the comments were filled with “West Ham Family” tweets. So, Betway have posed […]
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Issue Thirty Eight
Introduction Issue 38: Editor’s Note – Jonathan Wilson Jonathan Wilson’s Editor’s Note from Issue Thirty Eight Ideals Who Really Ran BeoutQ? – Ben Jacobs An investigation into the murky world of the pirate television station BeoutQ Corinthian Democracy – Moara Passoni How Sócrates and his teammates offered a model of governance and why it ended Liaoning Cannot […]
Homo Passiens Gallery
A selection of artwork by Matt Kenyon for Man the Footballer: Homo Passiens. Homo Passiens: Man the Football is available to order today from our online bookshop. Artist’s impression of athletic, right-sided “Man The Footballer” based on skeletal remains from 0.9 million years ago, unearthed in East Africa. The Cernes Abbas Giant as it appeared […]
Blizzard-38 Sampler
Blizzard-38 Sampler
Quiz! Quotes About Diego Maradona
Right now it’s duly impossible to escape wonderful words, anecdotes and highlights which remember Diego Armando Maradona. Much has been said about the great Argentinian – players, managers, journalists, broadcasters have all had tales and stories to share. We’ve found these 12 quotes said by players and managers over the years about Diego but taken […]
Introducing Man the Footballer: Homo Passiens
The introductory chapter for Man the Footballer: Homo Passiens, available to order today from our online bookshop. A spectre is haunting the university corridors, the libraries, the classrooms and lecture theatres, the journals, the laboratories, the field stations, the professors, the academics, and students of evolutionary biology. A spectre that challenges and revises, and yet […]
Quiz! Bundesliga All-Time Top Goalscorers
7 minutes, 25 players Bundesliga matchday one is this Friday, with the champions, Bayern Munich, hosting David Wagner’s Schalke in Bavaria. In this quiz, we’re asking for the top 25 goalscorers of all-time in Germany’s top flight. Let us know your score on Twitter. Try these quizzes too: Can you name every team Robert Lewandowski […]
Quiz! Name the top 50 PL players to be subbed off
Most Premier League players have seen their number on the fourth official’s board – whether that’s for injury, rest or a performance which just didn’t cut it – but there are a select few players who have had the misfortunate of being subbed off quite a lot. Six have been hauled off the pitch on […]
Quiz! Name the Top 20 EFL Clubs by Stadium Capacity
As of 23 November, it seems like some fans will be able to start planning a return to their club’s stadium for the first time in months. With intital restrictions set to see capacities capped at 4,000 – the maximum for stadiums located in ‘tier one’ areas – the scene in many stadiums hosting EFL […]