What is the point of trying to win the World Cup by not playing football in any meaningful sense? Argentina baffle me.
🚨JOSH KERR 3:42.66 TO BREAK THE MILE WORLD RECORD🚨 FIRST PERSON IN HISTORY TO RUN A 3:42 MILE!!!!
A privilege to watch Josh Kerr break the mile world record. Fair play to him
🚨 COVER REVEAL! 🚨 Out on 17 August and now available to pre-order, I'm delighted to reveal the cover of 'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game' First class work again from Duncan Olner and the Pitch Publishing team once again #StreetFootball
Fair play to Cape Verde. It’s why we love football.
Fair play to Cape Verde. It’s why we love football.
Actually, it was a volunteer archivist at The National Archives, Kew called Michael Scurr who found it, not the "UK" that found it. (with a sharing link for 3 non-subscribers). giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
UK finds lost US Declaration of Independence copy after 250 years
Document revealed by National Archives ahead of its anniversary on Saturday
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www.theguardian.com/football/202... - Brilliant summary of the World Cup’s brilliance and disgrace
The World Cup’s two competing realities: brilliant action and off-field injustices | Jonathan Wilson
All of the critiques of this tournament have proven valid and warranted, even as the action on the pitch has delighted
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This is a beautiful thing. These shelter dogs get to pick their own toys.
Fair play to Cape Verde. Nothing beats backs to the wall heroics. Proper football! #worldcup #capeverde
Belfast protest: Thousands gather for anti-racism rally
Belfast protest: Thousands gather for anti-racism rally
Protesters have gathered at Belfast City Hall on Saturday for a demonstration against racism.
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One way of measuring UK productivity shows a remarkable upturn since Labour came to office.... ... so is the UK witnessing a productivity revival? www.ft.com/content/161a...
How Infantino and Trump fit into the history of the World Cup and FIFA, going right back to Jules Rimet and Mussolini. And why people should watch and love the tournament regardless. Me rolling out the history and politics just before setting off to my 10th World Cup @FT as.ft.com/r/f960df4e-e...
The power games that paved the way for Trump’s World Cup
Football’s biggest show kicks off next week and the US president means to be its biggest star. But hosts do not always get what they want
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NEW PODCAST: How unequal is Britain? @helenmiller.bsky.social, @PJTheEconomist.bsky.social and Jonathan Cribb launch our new podcast series following our IFS Deaton Review, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org, by setting out the key facts on UK inequality. 🎧 Listen here: ifs.org.uk/articles/how...
Four-in-ten NEETs are not receiving means-tested benefits. In fact, the share of NEETs claiming means-tested benefits has remained stable in recent years. So, any theory for what is driving up the NEET rate can’t only blame the benefits system. Read the full analysis➡️ buff.ly/gABGpwv
Only a third of workers in cleaning, hospitality and warehousing would speak up if they were unhappy with their pay. A similar fraction would do nothing or are unsure what they would do, suggesting there is significant disengagement with pay-setting processes among workers.
