By Shane Thomas
This was a story of wanting. It was made up of persistence, ego, and greed. But ultimately, it was about a want. A desperate, edacious, grasping want.
Sunday, 25 May 2014
Thursday, 22 May 2014
The Diary of a Pessimistic Arsenal Fan - The Trophy
By Shane Thomas
Arsene Wenger said it began to feel like a curse. Sporting curses are normally a preserve of North America, but given Benfica's failure in the Europa League final, stretching the Bela Guttman curse into its 52nd year, and Liverpool - in part due to Steven Gerrard becoming acquainted with the Anfield turf - falling agonisingly short of ending their 24 year wait for a league championship, it seemed as if football is now getting into the curse business.
Tuesday, 13 May 2014
The Politics of Sport - The Unwanted (but much needed) Interloper
By Shane Thomas
CONTENT NOTE: This piece will include examples of racism, rape culture, domestic violence and transphobia.
With the recent incidents concerning the footballer, Dani Alves - and the subsequent #weareallmonkeys hashtag, as well as LA Clippers owner, Donald Sterling being banned from the NBA, it may give a false impression that the arenas of sport and politics mix in relative comfort. However, the collision of the two is often a problematic one.
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