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May 18
Diving deeper into Germany: Hamburg and Bremen
A weekend taking in the Hamburg Derby followed by games at Werder Bremen and Feyenoord “didn’t look great on paper” according to one of...
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May 15, 2023
Naples: Gatecrashing Europe’s longest party.
Early this year, somewhat out of nowhere, a "Diego double" had a nice ring to it in my mind as Napoli powered towards a first Serie A...
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Jan 18, 2023
22 in ‘22
2022 treated me to many incredible experiences. Some familiar and some completely new. Here's an illustrated look at a year to remember....
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Dec 10, 2022
Independiente Medellin: A special report from my correspondent in Colombia.
My wife, Mrs Junkie has been traveling to Colombia since 2011, visiting sponsored children, many of whom have become family. In 2012 when...
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Nov 16, 2022
Back to the Bay: Knuckle draggers and Jumbotrons.
Following on from last years trip up north, taking in the San Francisco Giants and San Jose Earthquakes, it was time to knock out another...
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Jul 26, 2022
County are back: Tales of an anxious glory hunter.
Further down this site you’ll find pieces I’ve written on Stockport County’s most glorious decade, the 1990s. The run to the semi finals...
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Sep 8, 2021
Fake Tales of San Francisco.
These tales are actually very real, I just couldn't think of a title and that's a banger of a song by Arctic Monkeys, back in the mid...
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Aug 18, 2021
Atlanta, a city rich in culture, history and the beautiful game.
Atlanta was the first place I ever stopped in the US, a layover in 2005 on my way to see my future wife. I still to this day remember the...
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May 22, 2021
Interview: From the Chaddy End to the Yellow Wall, an Oldham fan’s fight for his club.
When I think of Oldham Athletic in the 90s, so many things come to mind. The plastic pitch, (before plastic pitches got all fancy and...
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May 10, 2021
24 hours in Dallas: Mavs, Rangers, Canelo and the Grassy Knoll.
Towards the end of March 2021, Eddie Hearn the British boxing promoter and fast becoming one of the most powerful men in world sports,...
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Aug 19, 2020
Serie A, twice in a day. Part Two - Fiorentina
After a quick KFC at Bologna train station, it was back to Florence for my next calcio experience. We arrived back shortly before 7pm, i...
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Aug 19, 2020
Serie A, twice In a day. Part One - Bologna
Pre Covid-19, my new goal every year was to pick a 10 day period over two weekends to fly back to the UK to see family and friends and do...
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