Rhys W Richards
@rhyswrichards.bsky.social
Author of 'Blood On The Crossbar: The Dictatorship's World Cup'. Cardiff City. Cymro i'r carn. https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/blood-crossbar
Rodri clearly wanted Infantino to take his senile pal off the stage, so that he could lift the trophy in peace.
Spain are worthy winners of the World Cup, they were the best team across the tournament. What a terrible final though. Excruciating. It felt as though Argentina's final was midweek!
The more I think of it, a terrible 0-0 World Cup final may not be the worst thing. It could put USA off hosting another tournament for a generation. Fewer Tom Cruise monologues can only be a good thing.
LEOPOLDO LUQUE: born on this day in 1949 The striker —who played for Rosario Central, River Plate, Racing Club & Santos FC, amongst others— scored Argentina's first goal of the 1978 World Cup, adding three more as la selección won their first World Cup on home soil
London 14/5/26 World Cup preview evening @ The Volley, Old St. I'll be speaking about my book 'Blood On The Crossbar: The Dictatorship's World Cup', which focuses on the 1978 World Cup. Come along!
#OnThisDay 24 March 1976 🇦🇷 A coup in Argentina saw a military junta take control for seven years, during which an estimated 30,000 people 'disappeared' during the 'Dirty War'. @rhyswrichards.bsky.social wrote a brilliant book about how the junta impacted the 1978 World Cup #NuncaMas
I watched the final episode of this last night - Jerry Jones & Jimmy Johnson's reconciliation. I didn't expect to be in tears watching a documentary about a team I don't even like. Superb storytelling. Goosebumps all over with Jimmy's 'How bout them Cowboys?!' cry!
If Rachel Traitors survives the game of chance, she's blotted her copy book a bit. It's not a convincing win. Like when a team wins a tournament but has a few penalty shootout wins along the way.
Great to see Gabriel Jesus put his injuries behind him and score again. Jesus comebacks don't get much bigger than this!
Christmas sport hierarchy: 1: World's Strongest Man ...everything else a distant 2nd.
NEW POST 🗞️ I know a lot of my followers are interested in South American football, so here’s a list of the Best Books on South American Football 🌎 Features @jonawils.bsky.social @hylland.bsky.social @rhyswrichards.bsky.social and more... Any you’d add? open.substack.com/pub/outsidew...
The Best Books About South American Football
South America takes football to another level, and it’s often led football writing to new heights as well. Here are some of the best books out there on South American football...
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Mi libro ‘Los Leones: La Historia Única Del Athletic Club’ ha sido traducido al castellano y verá la luz con El Gallo de Oro el 10 de noviembre. Mila esker/ Eskerrik Asko a todos los que me habéis acompañado en este camino - ya sabéis quiénes sois 🙌🏻 🔴⚪️ #AthleticClub 🎥 Maitane Recio
♾ DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA: the playlist Diego Maradona should be celebrating his 65th birthday on Thursday 30th October, to celebrate I present a thread of songs written in homage to El D10S. (Spotify link at end of thread) Nowhere does music and football better than Argentina! 🎸⚽️🧵
Just shows, you're only one asteroid away from disaster.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 10mo agoDinosaurs were thriving until asteroid struck, research suggests
📺No domestic football on TV for 6 months 👊fans rioting 🆔ID cards ⚡️electric fences 😨people crossing the road to avoid you That was football fandom in 1985/86. Thank God for Saint & Greavsie. Read all about it in THE SLUM SPORT - the story of 85/86 Links below⬇️⬇️
Chris Lepkowski@chrislepkowski.bsky.social · 10mo agoThe first batch of THE SLUM SPORT pre-orders are on their way in the post. 🛒If you wish to order, please go to curtis-sport.com/all-programmes… 🖋If you wish to buy an author-signed copy, please DM me directly. 🔎Alternatively type The Slum Sport into your search engine to find link
Really enjoyed chatting to Chris Lee on the excellent @outsidewrite.bsky.social podcast about the Basque refugee children in Caerleon and those who went on to play for the likes of #AthleticClub and #RealMadrid. Have a listen in the usual places 🎧👍🏻 #RefugeesWelcome #StopWar #Euskadi #Gales #Cymru
Outside Write (Chris Lee) ⚽️@outsidewrite.bsky.social · 10mo agoNEW PODCAST 🎙️ @jervisevans.bsky.social joins me to discuss the story of the Basque refugee children of 1937, many of whom went pro The second part is a talk I gave recently on football against fascism Find wherever you get your podcasts ▶️ open.spotify.com/episode/38w4... Taster... #skystorians
Xi Jinping is preparing to go toe to toe with Donald Trump – and there will only be one winner | Simon Tisdall
Xi Jinping is preparing to go toe to toe with Donald Trump – and there will only be one winner | Simon Tisdall
Beijing has realised that reckless America First policies are alienating old and new friends alike, creating a vacuum it can fill, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
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🚨 NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Following Inshallah United, I am chuffed to bits to announce my second book - Assalam Alaikum, Our Kid! A story of being Muslim, Manc and mad for it in the new millennium Pre-oder with 25% off at @Waterstones using the code OCTOBER25: www.waterstones.com/book/assalam...
Cymru 2 - 4 Belgium. We've got some good players, but we definitely create more problems for ourselves than for our opposition. It's an anxious experience watching this team, at the moment.
I'm happy to announce that Blood On The Crossbar is being re-released on paperback in time for the 2026 World Cup 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽 Pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social ⚽ Use the code enter “OCTOBER25” at the checkout to redeem the 25% discount from Tue 14 to Fri 17 Oct 2026. Link below 👇
Chelsea are quite likeable under Maresca. Beating Liverpool won't hurt that.
As the comms said - Vikings were resuscitated several times in that game. Still a kick in the teeth to see them flatline after a half a dozen sacks and interceptions, though. #NFLDublin
Rams snatching defeat from the jaws of victory Vs Eagles. Never seen back-to-back blocked kicks before!
The existence of a Buendia and a Buonanotte in the Premier League suggests that there's also a 'Buenostardes' playing somewhere, waiting to be signed by Brighton.