As Israel’s campaign of genocidal ethnic cleaning in Gaza continues with the complicity of western governments, the weekly worldwide crusades in solidarity for the people of Palestine continue. As a former MediaWales journalist my Saturdays now invariably end with me trawling the web for coverage of the Cardiff marches on WalesOnline or in Wales On…
The oldest player ever to win the Fifa World Cup turns 79 today, but surprisingly it’s almost 40 years ago that he achieved that status. At the 1982 World Cup in Spain goalkeeper Dino Zoff captained Italy to victory in the tournament at the age of 40 years, four months and 13 days… but to…
A year ago today one of the greatest inspirations to a generation of black athletes passed away… he was only 59, but his impact on the world of football in Britain will be remembered for far longer than that. The third black player to line up for England after Nottingham Forest defender Viv Anderson and…
The 2018 World Cup in Russia was a marvelous festival of football won by a wonderful team from France but in 48 years’ time how many of that great side will be remembered in the way the iconic Brazilian team that lifted the trophy in 1970 is. Carlos Alberto captained Brazil to glory in 1970…
Not long now before Swansea City fans find out the Premier League fixtures for the 2017-18 campaign. The full schedule will be released at 9am on Wednesday, giving supporters the opportunity to mark down the key fixtures for the season ahead under Paul Clement. Fans will be looking forward to a more successful 2017-18 after…
