World Cup withdrawal symptoms have left NORMAN GILLER muttering "I don't believe it", though the newspaper circulation figures don't lie: Brazil 2014 …
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BBC’s Ingham to retire his ‘soothing vocal balm’
ANTON RIPPON profiles Mike Ingham, the BBC's chief football correspondent, who is taking retirement after covering Sunday's World Cup final…
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Malley delivers a handbook to a sports writer’s life
The autobiography of former Express and PA journalist Frank Malley is a fascinating insight into our business, writes IAN COLE…
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Krul world as Dutch push the penalty ‘envelope’
ANTON RIPPON always thought penalties were simple: shoot beyond the goalkeeper's reach. And now a university researcher has conducted a survey which h…
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Dyke’s football Plan B is lacking any true support
The media debate about the introduction of B leagues for developing young footballers in England has been overwhelmingly against the idea. ANTON RIPPO…
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Sofa, so good? Pundits suffer a Savage-ing
Adrian Chiles, Phil Neville, Robbie Savage... ANTON RIPPON ponders television's World Cup coverage so far…
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World Cup accreditation fall reflects industry
Accreditations for the written press at the 2014 World Cup are down by around 20 per cent on four years ago, according to FIFA figures…
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Letting Simon Barnes go is a ‘stunning mistake’
TOM CLARKE, the former sports editor at the Daily Mail and The Times and editor of the Sporting Life, responds to the latest cost-cutting news from th…
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Game of Shame memories puts focus on Klinsmann
ANTON RIPPON delves into the archives to find good reason for healthy scepticism about the potential outcomes of a significant World Cup group match t…
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You’re nicked! World Cup camera thief caught in act
Eddie Keogh, the award-winning Thomson Reuters sports photographer, survived a scare at the World Cup over the weekend, when someone attempted to stea…
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