MORBO – The Spanish Disease
Through an in-depth analysis of Ball’s book on Morbo, Jonty explores the subtle yet permeating interaction of Spanish linguistics with Spanish football. Additional reporting of how Morbo actualises in real-life instances of rivalry, Jonty warns us that, despite the safer-becoming nature of the English game, Spanish football plods on in the opposite direction…
The claustrophobic reality of Italian gymnastics
Reflecting on Ferlito’s leave from gymnastics, Anja Gogo explores the two-faced nature of the sport, in line with the recent scandal reported by the Olympian athlete
The Giro d’Italia, and other travels by bicycle
Jenny Frost revisits her experience of watching the Giro d’Italia in Siena, reminiscing about her life in cycling along the way.
Russian Money’s Stain on Sport
In the light of many sports teams severing their ties with Russian money, Barney Crawford argues that modern sporting organisations must move beyond vague value statements and confront the paradox inherent in their ideology.