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A Love Letter to Santi Cazorla

A Love Letter to Santi Cazorla

Santi Cazorla: A footballer to be remembered and revered for all the right reasons Dylan Walsh laces up for his first start for the Sporting Blog First team with an emotional and heartfelt piece about Santi Cazorla, the little magician who came back from the brink, to the very top

Scoliosis, Calisthenics and a Functioning Body - A Fitness Story

Scoliosis, Calisthenics and a Functioning Body - A Fitness Story

From Scoliosis surgery to a life working in Fitness - Motivation Monday never sounded so appropriate Theo Lury is a personal trainer who works in Fulham. But Theo isn’t your typical personal trainer and I asked him some questions to find out a bit more about what makes him this

Leighton McGivern: the King of amateur football.

Leighton McGivern - A life in football The School of Football digs deep into their creative pockets to bring you the story of Leighton McGivern, a former child prodigy turned amateur, turned pro, turned amateur again. Everyone’s journey in the beautiful game is a different one! The technically gifted striker

How Pablo Escobar changed Colombian football forever.

How Pablo Escobar changed Colombian football forever.

The story of Pablo Escobar and his involvement in Colombian Football The School of Football is back with the extraordinary tale of the beautiful game, and its relationship with the world’s most notorious criminal. ‘The King of Cocaine’ managed to exert his influence on pretty much every facet of

Hidetoshi Nakata - Footballer and Fashion Icon

Hidetoshi Nakata - Footballer and Fashion Icon

Hidetoshi Nakata, the cult hero who put Asian football on the map. The man nicknamed the ‘Asian David Beckham’ is widely considered as the greatest Japanese player of all time. During his 11 year career, he played in 3 WC’s, earnt legendary status in Italian football and he became

Tim Duncan - The Big Fundamental

Tim Duncan - The Big Fundamental

The 10 Greatest Players In NBA History: Tim Duncan Opening Tip Having a long, successful career in the NBA is the common goal of most players once they enter the league. Winning multiple championships, naturally leads to endorsement deals, larger contracts, and more fanfare. Some of the greatest players in

Jean-Pierre Papin, football’s first £10 million pound player.

Jean-Pierre Papin, football’s first £10 million pound player.

Jean-Pierre Papin - The short story of his record-breaking career In July 1992 Papin moved from Marseille to AC Milan in what was a world-record transfer fee at the time of £10.8 million, in the process he became the first-ever player to be bought for 10+