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sport & selling

A collection of 402 issues

Football Turnaround Building Blocks

At the heart of it is a ‘football first’ policy aimed at creating a world-class environment for the team to succeed in, of which the new [training ground] headquarters will be a shining example with its attention to detail for the players, even including a barbers. Manchester United football club,

What Does Mbappe Know That Most Zoomers Don't?

Tricky to truly relish football's first 'proper' world club cup tournament. Skewed qualification criteria, player burn-out ignorance, blatant money-grab by the dictator-friendly suits. American stadiums never designed for the beautiful game, climate conditions wholly unsuited for elite ties, poor pitches that would shame the grassroots. Yet once there, those in

Barbie For Dads Movie Close

There just isn't enough racing. I've gone through phases of being into Formula One. The present era largely not being one. Although now, suddenly 2025 may see an actual championship ding-dong on our hands. Competition for eyeballs is perhaps even tougher. So the administrators have gone for serious content drives.

Colour versus Black & White

“When I watch cycling, I’ll be watching in colour and you’ll be watching in black and white. But, in football, I’m watching in black and white.” An analogy you've possibly heard before. This version comes from 'performance' guru and Mr Marginal Gains, Dave Brailsford. Making news at

Tuchel Three Lions Love and Connections and Care

A dispiriting watch. The 'mighty' Ingerlund stumble to a drab, uninspiring "playing with fire" one-nil World Cup qualifier win. Against Andorra. Yes, they're a footballing nation too. Then three days later, the first ever loss to an African team. Inevitable one day perhaps, yet in this case, a listless abject

Dyno Time

A dynamometer, or "dyno" for short, is a device for measuring machine performance. In automotive contexts, "dyno time" refers to durations spent testing a vehicle's engine or entire drivetrain. It takes key performance metrics like horsepower, torque, and RPM, allowing for performance tuning and adjustments. So dyno time can be

Better Ways of Helmetry

"His background in F1 had taught him that the key to changing behaviours was to show there were better ways of doing things." The learning of Ron Dennis. For thirty years, was boss and owner of top serial-winning Formula One motor racing team, McLaren. Sadly this observation was not probed.

3 Stages of Change for Rugby Legend

Jonny Wilkinson. Won England the Rugby World Cup. Despite the side, albeit then Number One ranked, never really firing. Against the host side on their home turf. Sealed with a last kick-of-the-game drop-goal. Scored off the foot he never took penalties with. It seems, as with many a sporting superstar,

Route 66 Milestones

Generational second-time title-winning right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold is reported to be switching Liverpool for Real Madrid. Who can blame him? Leaving the club that nurtured you, brought you stellar success, and unequivocal community adulation, for twenty years from the age of six cannot have been easy. As so often the case,

Grand Slam Rory

"Dreams do come true" — Rory McIlroy's first post after his most monumental victory. A verdant Sunday signalling Spring. In my youth I loved watching the final back nine from Augusta. The allure of a jacket. A green one, at that. There was the succession of winners breaking the American home