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Soccer

The last ever Football League game played on artificial turf

Astro-turfs out!

31st May 20249th July 2025 by lukealexdavis
Soccer

Remembering Brendon Batson, Arsenal’s first Black player

‘Talent can’t be denied and Black players have proven.’

29th October 20239th July 2025 by lukealexdavis
Soccer

Top 10 Charlies in soccer history

How many Charlies does it take to change a lightbulb?

23rd May 20239th July 2025 by lukealexdavis
Soccer

Cool visual explainer about Pele’s greatest achievements

‘When God created Pele, he put everything into him: speed, strength, momentum, technique, shooting, heading, dribbling, everything.’

5th March 20239th July 2025 by lukealexdavis
Soccer

Remembering Roberto Carlos's 'impossible' free kick against France in 1997

Bend it like Roberto.

31st January 20239th July 2025 by lukealexdavis
Sport

Remembering Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson II

Relive the bite of a lifetime.

18th January 20239th July 2025 by lukealexdavis
Basketball / Olympics / Summer Olympics

GQ on The Dream Team from Barcelona 92

‘Legends at every position on the floor.’

8th January 20239th July 2025 by lukealexdavis
Sport

England’s Black Cricketers exhibition by Tom Shaw

A photo exhibition dedicated to the 21 Black cricketers who have played for England.

31st October 20229th July 2025 by lukealexdavis
Sport

NiemanLab on USA Today Sports Center, the paper's online sports service from the 90s

Getting sports news online used to be very different back in the late 80s and early 90s.

6th October 20229th July 2025 by lukealexdavis
Tennis

Every* match point between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal (2004–2019)

‘Fedal’ matches have been a joy to behold and I think everyone with even a minor interest in tennis or sport will miss them on the tour.

27th September 20229th July 2025 by lukealexdavis
Athletics

Shericka Jackson clocks third-fastest 200m time in history

Yuh cyan stop wi!

27th June 20229th July 2025 by lukealexdavis
Olympics / Winter Olympics / Winter Sports

An Atlas Obscura history of luge

‘Luge is pure folly, a creation of bored, aristocratic, and sometimes destructive men on vacation.’

14th February 20229th July 2025 by lukealexdavis
Winter Sports

The science and history of snowboarding

Get educated on skateboarding for the Winter Olympics with these articles.

7th February 20229th July 2025 by lukealexdavis
Olympics / Skiing / Winter Olympics / Winter Sports

Speed skiing and its limited Olympic history

With speeds of over 150 mph, speed skiing isn’t for the faint of heart—or the Olympics.

5th February 20229th July 2025 by lukealexdavis
Soccer

Axel Kei is now the youngest player in MLS history

These darn whippersnappers!

19th January 20229th July 2025 by lukealexdavis

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