Great half-time reading.
books
The fallacies of Soccernomics
Imagine Bart Simpson writing “correlation does not imply causation” a hundred times on a chalkboard.
1 Shilling: an ode to British football programmes
1 Shilling is a book by designer Matthew Caldwell, all about the football programmes he has collected from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Selema Masekela on African surf culture and new book, 'AFROSURF'
‘Yeah. For me, as a teenager, it [surfing] for sure saved my life. When I think of the things that I was struggling with and the angst that I was carrying, and identity shit that I was trying to figure out, family stuff, etc., it was the one place where I could go and just be so … even.’
'A New Formation' explores how Black footballers have shaped the modern game
‘A New Formation reveals the vibrancy and nuance of contemporary Black life in Britain.’
It's Championship Manager 97/98, in book form
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 …
Blood in the Garden: a book about the New York Knicks in the 90s
The Knicks didn’t always suck.
Dr. Marlon Moncrieffe on Desire Discrimination Determination — Black Champions in Cycling
The book details the hardships that Black cyclists had to face in their lives.