I’ve had Dave Black on the blog before (read This or That #2: Dave Black aka @CM9798) and if you didn’t already know, he has a book out called ‘The World According to Championship Manager 97/98’. Here’s the blurb: Football is full of what if’s and if only’s. What if Gazza had gone to World …
Skateboarding from Iran to Turkey
A cool skateboarding video with an even cooler soundtrack filmed in Iran and Turkey, via Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Remembering Mikael Granlund's 'lacrosse-style' goal vs. Russia
Imagine opening the scoring in a tournament semi-final with a goal like this. That’s exactly what Mikael Granlund did for Finland against Russia at the 2011 IIHF World Championships. What a Finnish! *ahem* Fun fact: After the goal, Finnish Hockey Mafia released a song called “Taivas varjele!” and reached #2 in the Finnish Singles Chart as well as …
Ms. Fitz's stunning basketball shot that won her third-graders some hot chocolate
That victory sip of hot chocolate must have been extra sweet.
Eusebio: O Pantera Negra
‘For me Eusébio will always be the best player of all time’ – Alfredo Di Stéfano
WQXR's top 5 athletic composers
Many classical composers of the 19th and 20th century were athletes in their spare time.
FourFourTwo's 100 best British football stadiums
Which British stadiums would be in your top 100?