I broke lockdown law for football

Jumping over fences, walking through holes in gates, broken locks on pitches, all to play football. Why? For the love of the game. The constant need for him to get better, feeling as if he was...

Go and watch motorsport

I’m a motorsport journalist and absolutely love the sport. I’m a commentator, podcaster, photographer, a writer in both online and in print, and have even been in World Final programmes. Let me tell you that...

Sport in lockdown

The Covid Living podcast presents Episode 2 "Sport in lockdown" with Philip Bendon and Benjy Nurick. It covers professional sport during lockdown and topics such as the changing fan experience and players' performances without...

Football – what I’m missing

Football, for many of us, is way more than ‘just a game’: it’s a way of getting away from day to day troubles. Whether you have an Old Trafford season ticket or turn up...

How fans affiliate with football

The Staycation London podcast presents Episode 1 "How Fans Affiliate With Football" with Tariq Taylor, Alfie Kaye, Ethan West and Edwin Richardson. https://soundcloud.com/user-11375464/staycation-london-podcast-how-fans-affiliate-with-football/s-cIjbMO09rxf

Bounce Back Better

I have an excuse. I had surgery two months before the first lockdown, sending me into a spiral. What was I going to do? How could I see my physio? And, when would this...

Exercise is fun when it’s social

At the age of 15, I had just gained a black belt in karate at Yateley Shotokan Karate Club, then within a year, I was selected as captain of my Saturday football team, Fleet...

Sports journalism under Covid

The Covid Living podcast presents Episode 1 "Sports journalism in a Covid World" with Philip Bendon and Benjy Nurick https://soundcloud.com/user-62907107/sports-journalism-in-a-covid-world

Dashed dreams in Non-League

A year without games is tearing at the ambitions of young footballers explains Fergal Hale-Brown My footballing journey has taken me from internationals to the 7th tier of English football. It has taken me from...