Louise Taylor
Sports Here Comes El Loco: Is the Premier League Ready for Marcelo Bielsa?

Here Comes El Loco: Is the Premier League Ready for Marcelo Bielsa?

The small crowd gathered outside Marcelo Bielsa’s modest terraced home counted down the minutes until the door opened and the man set to re-energize this…

Louise Taylor (London)
Sports Ellen Fokkema Breaks Dutch Age Barrier to Play Football Against Men

Ellen Fokkema Breaks Dutch Age Barrier to Play Football Against Men

Ellen Fokkema is proud, and excited, to be the face of a controversial experiment that could see the advent of mixed-gender adult football in the Netherlands…

Louise Taylor (London)
Sports 'It's our Time to Give Back': Football Rallies to Fight Coronavirus Depression

'It's our Time to Give Back': Football Rallies to Fight Coronavirus Depression

Phil Wallace is assailed by worry from all sides. As if being stuck to the bottom of League Two were not bad enough, Stevenage’s chairman fears the financial…

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Sports Newcastle Defy Statistics and Show Premier League Table Can Lie

Newcastle Defy Statistics and Show Premier League Table Can Lie

Steve Bruce sits in Rafael Benítez’s old chair in the center of the room where his predecessor once held court. The walls are still the same color, the…

Louise Taylor (London)
Sports Phil Parkinson Straining to Keep Dark Clouds Away From Sunderland

Phil Parkinson Straining to Keep Dark Clouds Away From Sunderland

It is a wet, windy Thursday lunchtime at Sunderland’s training ground and nervous eyes rest on a learner driver honing their reversing skills in the players’…

Louise Taylor (London)
Sports FA’s Burden of Proof Over Racism May Need a Higher Standard

FA’s Burden of Proof Over Racism May Need a Higher Standard

Travel may broaden the mind but some trips are definitely not for the faint-hearted. A navigation of the area of the Football Association’s website containing…

Louise Taylor (London)
Sports Miguel Almirón: ‘I’m Desperate for the First Goal. I Can’t Wait for That Moment’

Miguel Almirón: ‘I’m Desperate for the First Goal. I Can’t Wait for That Moment’

Miguel Almirón’s life has been underpinned by two constants: football and faith. He wears the latter lightly and seems almost a little shy about opening his…

Louise Taylor (London)
Sports Sheffield United’s Chris Wilder: The Old School Manager With New Ideas

Sheffield United’s Chris Wilder: The Old School Manager With New Ideas

Chris Wilder bounds up the stairs and declines an invitation to sample the exotic array of coffees available from the shiny new espresso machine sitting…

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