Pass notes No 3,121: the Belgrano
The Argentinian government has rechristened its top football league after the cruiser that was sunk by the British during the Falklands war. What are they playing at?Age: Debatable.Appearance: A solitary blot on the long history of peace between B...
Argentina names top football league after ship sunk in Falklands war
First division league is named after General Belgrano as diplomatic row between London and Buenos Aires escalatesNobody ever thought the General Belgrano would give Argentinians reason to cheer but that's because nobody, until now, thought to name the ...
Argentinian league honours Belgrano
• 30th anniversary of Falklands war is in April• Top flight renamed Crucero General Belgrano Primera DivisiónAs tension rises over the 30th anniversary of the war between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands, the Argentinian government ...
Sunderland fan pleads guilty over racist tweets
Peter Copeland, 29, admits two offences after tweeting racist comments in a row with a Newcastle fanA football fan who caused outrage on Twitter by sending racist tweets has admitted two offences.Sunderland fan Peter Copeland, 29, was arguing with a Ne...
Egypt football protests continue into fourth day
Riot police fire teargas at stone-throwing protesters demanding army hand over power outside the interior ministry in CairoProtesters demanding a swift presidential election and an early handover of power by the army threw stones at police guarding the...
Egyptian police incited massacre at stadium, say angry footballers
Captain of team and his brother say violence in which more 70 fans died had been plannedTwin brothers who play for the football team Al-Masry, whose match against a rival team in Egypt ended in a massacre, claim the violence was encouraged by the polic...
The Sports Charter shines a welcome light on homophobia in football | Amal Fashanu
No British professional footballer has come out as gay since my uncle, Justin Fashanu. Hopefully this charter will change thatAfter what feels like an eternity since the tragic death of my uncle, Justin Fashanu, almost 14 years ago, there are signs tha...
Egyptian football fans mourn and rage amid political chaos
As Al Ahly supporters in Cairo lament 74 deaths many seek revenge while others call for sense of calm and responsibilityHundreds of supporters of the Cairo football club, which lost 74 fans in Wednesday's riot, have rallied outside the club's premises ...
John Terry ‘devastated’ after being stripped of England captaincy – again
Defender loses armband for second time after trial for alleged racist insults is delayed until after Euro 2012 competitionFor England's football team, the long, albeit trophyless, years of David Beckham suddenly look like a lost era of competence and t...
Face to faith: In a modern, tolerant society like ours there is no place for a divisive tribalism that causes the deaths of Egyptian football fans
In a liberal and tolerant society like ours there is no place for the divisive tribalism of the football terracesPeople talk about sport as a religion. But what would it be like to talk about sport the way that the enemies of religion talk about faith?...
Egypt: unfinished business | Editorial
The country's reaction to the stadium disaster shows that the desire to finish what started a year ago is as strong as everOne of the many features which made Egypt's deadliest night of football different from similar stadium disasters at Hillsborough ...
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