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“I ran ‘em all!”

fearfulsymmetry — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:07:22 -0800

'Roy Of The Rovers' is back... The footballer* has returned to the newsagents in a one-off special. Roy was just one of a number of British comics sport stars that have appeared over the years... such as the notorious 'Look Out For Lefty', er, 'Striker'. My favourite being Alf Tupper - 'Tough Of The Track', a runner whose only performance enhancer was a fish and chip supper straight off the newspaper. *That'll be 'soccer' to our friends across the water.

Moritz Volz

wfc123 — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:05:23 -0800

Moritz Volz plays for Fulham and Germany- and he has a sense of humor.

England Hooligans On Tour

n o i s e s — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 06:17:51 -0800

It's time to send the team home: "England has bred a contemporary culture of immoderation at every level, with particular reference to drinking and fighting. The recent Panorama programme on weekend binge-drinking in city centres provided a wake-up call, as should the novelist Andrew O'Hagan's admirable essay on current British attitudes to masculinity, reprinted in yesterday's G2." (via The Guardian)

feelinglistless — Wed, 16 May 2001 14:28:42 -0800

Liverpool win the cup triple. It's the kind of thing bring a tear to your eye even if you're an Evertonian. I always said Golden Goals were a great idea.