VAMOS (tambien)!
‘Maradona: The Fall’ explores his controversial exit from the 1994 World Cup
Conspiracies, illegalities, and wasted talent.
Did you know that the inaugural French Open in 1891 was played on grass? The winner was an H. Briggs, a British man who lived in Paris. It was his one and only grand slam and that was the only French Open played on grass. (Women didn’t compete in the singles tournament until 1897).
A funny anecdote from Roy Keane about Ruud Gullit and an “unusual” question about injuries…
Found this really cool Subbuteo team on Bluesky painted to look like AFC Richmond from Ted Lasso. Makes me want to play Subbuteo again (and watch the show finally).
Remember Adidas Predators? They’re back in gold form. As a lover of Predators and gold stuff, I quite like the new Adidas Predator Precision ZZ FG in Gold Metallic.
Rafael Nadal spoke to Roland-Garros about his legacy and memories of the tournament that he made his home. ICYMI somehow, he won it 14 times which will likely be an unbroken record.
Chess as a tool for social transformation in Jamaica
From kings and queens to Queensbury in Kingston (tenuous chess link there)
TIL: the last 7 NBA MVPs have been international players
Maybe they should change the name to IBA.