DAVID INSTONE (pictured above with Molineux legend Steve Bull) spent 32 years covering the fortunes and misfortunes of Wolverhampton Wanderers before …
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Category: Books and reviews
Gazza’s tears, Milla the swinger and Klinsmann the king: Italia ’90 remembered
A new book wallowing in Italia ’90 World Cup nostalgia is reviewed by ERIC BROWN. The 1990 World Cup may not be remembered for quality and excit…
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No punches pulled as Joshua’s journey continues
This Saturday will witness the next step in Anthony Joshua’s incredible boxing journey. The Principality Stadium in Cardiff provides the stage as th…
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The Day Two Teams Died
In the second of two articles remembering those who lost their lives in the tragedy of the Munich air crash, Tom Clarke reviews The Day TWO Teams Died…
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Harry Harris on scoops, books, Pele and Hoddle
Sports journalism has had more than its share of driven individuals. But few compare with Harry Harris, the multiple award-winning football writer who…
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Watching with my heroes: a tale of a journeyman cricketer
Stuart Simmonds may not have made it as a top cricketer but his tales with ball and bat make for an entertaining book, reviewed by NICK TOWNSEND …
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Eyewitness accounts pep up histories of Everton and Liverpool
Groundbreaking oral club histories tell the stories of Everton and Liverpool Football Clubs in a new style, reviewed by ERIC BROWN. Club histories are…
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Cheer up, Peter Reid, it’s only 31 years of Maradona agony
Peter Reid admits he’s still haunted by Maradona’s World Cup goals three decades later in a new autobiography reviewed by ERIC BROWN. Ment…
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Glory, Glory Lane: a history of Tottenham’s home for 118 years
Spurs fan and keen sporting historian PHILIP BARKER revels in more than a century of history-making at White Hart Lane. Back in May, there was …
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When the Canaries flew high in Munich
It was probably Norwich City’s greatest ever result yet it led to a host of defections from the club. ERIC BROWN reviews a new club history…
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