Everton's famous Goodison Park ground is commemorated by 100 memories of events there contained in a new souvenir book reviewed by Eric Brown...…
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Author: Jon Holmes
Free SJA Academy Q&A with award-winning content creators Miles Addy and Jordan Macauley
Zoom in at 7pm on Monday 28 July 2025 for a special live content creators Q&A with Miles Addy and Jordan Macauley; it's exclusively for SJA Academy me…
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‘Virtually unplayable’ on damp days, Derek Underwood’s story is told in fresh biography
A new biography of England spin king Derek Underwood and his relationship with the Kerry Packer organisation is reviewed by Eric Brown...…
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That marvellous moment! London 2012’s thrilling bid victory remembered, 20 years on
In the first week of July 2005, Britain was on tenterhooks, as decision day loomed for the cities bidding to host the 2012 Olympics; two decades on, t…
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All eyes on Women’s Euros, but sports media must also focus on what women graduates face
Last year, Juliet Nottingham graduated with first-class honours on the University of Derby's football journalism degree. Now a freelancer working in t…
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Happy days under Howard Kendall remembered in new Everton history
With Goodison Park about to be consigned to club history, a new book which lifts the lid on dressing room chatter there among Howard Kendall's trophy-…
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‘Compelling’ club history of Everton in the 1980s will delight Toffees fans
A treasure trove of Goodison Park reminiscences from Everton's opponents is sandwiched into an entertaining book reviewed by Eric Brown.…
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SJA AGM: Best wishes and goodbyes to Barker and Green, as Palacio joins committee
The 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Sports Journalists' Association was held on Thursday 12 June; Philip Barker and James Green step down from comm…
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Sporting survivors and the author share stories of determination in ‘Brushes with a Stroke’
As Neil Harman began his recovery from suffering a brain haemorrhage in 2023, he thought of famous figures from the sports world who had endured simil…
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Football’s darkest month, 40 years ago: Remembering Birmingham, Bradford and Brussels
In May 1985, three disasters at football stadiums - St Andrew's, Valley Parade, and Heysel - resulted in the deaths of nearly 100 fans, sending shockw…
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