july 08
as you’ll see above (hardly subliminal, is it?) our big summer tee shirt sale is go. bargains galore, so why not get stocked up not only for yourself, but with enough presents to keep friends & family embarrassingly grateful for months to come...
naturally we have oodles of top notch reading matter for you this month too...from alternative slants on the euros and the champions’ league final to an interview with an motd / setanta commentator, via a startlingly revelatory article about the seven plot lines that cover all football matches...
the goalfood interview: martin fisher
the motd & setanta commentator talks goals, gaffes & gantries...
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football's magnificent seven
ever watched a match and thought after just five minutes: ‘I’ve seen this one before – I know what happens in the end’. like the last page in a dog-earned whodunit or the final scene of a cheesy film, football’s plots can be all too predictable. simon harvey discovers the seven wonders of the football world…
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armchair euros
a look back at the build up, the football, the tv coverage…and our team of the tournament…with your host nick gordon brown
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chelsea culture club: champions' league final
forget your preconceptions about chelsea, be they ‘old chelsea’ or ‘new’. just like every other club, they have thousands of normal fans like you or me…except the last decade has given them a passport to europe that most of us can only view with envy.
so as a precursor to our soon-come ‘chelsea culture club’ blog, patrick mhu (that’s matthew harding upper, fact fans) gives us a fan’s eye view of the trip to moscow. this isn’t a tale of missed penalties and petulant sendings off, but rather of currency scams, airport rip offs, chopper harris in red square and chandeliers on the metro…
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