Football's Modern Moment
'Why have I started experiencing football as a lack?' asks Jon Mackenzie...
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Football Writing and the English Language
"A (now former) colleague of mine suggested that it was unreasonable to expect readers to care about the quality of our writing if we, the writers, didn’t care about it either."
Arrival and the Traversable Limits of Language
"We live through a language and, thus, a mode of knowledge that is informed by experience. "
The Reimagined Lives of Footballers: David Luiz
"The most telling thing about this man, though, is the way he pleads... He pleads not for loose change but release..."
Why I Might Be Done Supporting Newcastle United
"If this takeover does go through, I fear that will be the end of my love for this club..."
Does Anyone Have the Right to Football?
"As football fans, we have never had more consumptive capacity than the present day."
The Ongoing Indifference of Birds
"Because of course, nothing is wrong as far as the birds are concerned."
The Reimagined Lives of Footballers: Dimitar Berbatov
"Much better to be genuinely striking. Challenging. Puzzling. To exist at the point where ugly and beauty intersect."
Serge Aurier and Football's Deferred Responsibility
Why is it the fans who always have to carry the ethical burden in the world of modern football?
The Worst Soccer on TV
At a time when there is no football on our screens, a reminder that sometimes it is best kept that way...