Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Thierry Henry, Gerard Houllier and the art of the exit interview when you leave a football club. Why should you do it, why most don’t and what it says about modern football
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Highlighting the humanity of punching people
“In a matter-of-fact manner, boxer Kevin Mitchell recalled stories of leading the police (them in meat-wagons and helicopters, him in a smart car) on a high-speed chase across East London and lamented missing out on millions through bad contracts, ending up in a flat with multiple dependents.”
KSIvPaul2: Revenge, redemption and revealing a new boxing market
KSI and Logan Paul are fighting again… and this time it is tactical. Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom may be promoting the bout and world champion boxers could feature on the undercard. Is this experiment an insult to the sweet science or another reason why boxing is well-suited to changing ways that modern digital media can connect with fans?
I'm a loser baby, but why do you 'kill' me?
Anthony Joshua lost for the first time on Saturday. Johnny Greaves won only four of the 100 fights in his entire career. But we should salute the nobility and humility of the way they handled defeat.
A sporting paradise lost? My favourite interview defined his success his own way
Only 12 men achieved his feat and, in all probability, he will be the last. But his sporting motivations were entirely elsewhere. My favourite sporting interviewee is not anyone you would expect. In fact, you have probably no idea who he is
Sunderland Till I Die: Wear and Tears as a struggling club goes OTT
Sunderland opened their doors last season for another of those fly-on-the-wall sports documentary on Netflix. It was compelling viewing but, unfortunately for them, a horror movie on the pitch. Still, with OTTs platforms continuing to invest in sporting narratives, what did we learn from the tears on Wearside?
Notes on SXSW18: Luke Skywalker, the CIA and the trendy podcast thing
It was my third time talking at SXSW but there were plenty of other 'firsts' in Austin.
Overachievers: Boxing must counter-punch UFC on social media, right now!
Boxing is enjoying another renaissance with big fight after big fight in sell-out venue. However, it still lags behind UFC in terms of social media smarts. How did that happen and how will it change?
Why I love... Lukas Podolski
Former Germany striker Lukas Podolski is an over-achiever on social media. I like his style, his positivity and the way he projects his personality. Here's why...
How Ultimate Team cards helped the FIFA video game do a number on all-comers
The video game FIFA has beaten its main competitor because of its concentration on realism, creative evolution and the statistics for Ultimate Team. Ahead of the release of FIFA18, here's the story so far...
The Overachievers: Yeovil Town - how signing a player in real life (and then on FIFA17) created the 'reveal' of the summer
Wacky signing announcements are all the rage. However Yeovil Town created the buzz of the summer, relative to their size, with a slew of inventive reveals using FIFA, Snapchat, Countdown and THAT meme. Here's how they did it.
Notoriety v Money - The C(l)ash of Styles in the Fight before the Fight
Mayweather v McGregor came about partly because of social media. As a result, millions will be made. The American is more skilled in the sweet science but the Irishman has developed his reach, brand and revenue-making potential with his posts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook