"I just want to play football, but it's hard to move forward. I feel sadder and sadder and have less and less desire to play," he said. "At 23 years old, I have to teach many Spaniards what racism is."
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68759573
... that a little-known Swedish band comprising Agnetha Fältskog, Sven Ulvaeus, David Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with their catchy pop tune 'Waterloo'. Today of course the world knows them better as ASDA
Lest we forget...
20 years ago Falmer was nothing more than a twinkle in TB's eye. @Trigger and @Safeway were hanging banners over motorway bridges, @Lush and @edna krabappel were leafleting in deepest darkest Selhurst, @Biscuit was stopping the traffic at the Clocktower, @Easy 10 and...
Just a quick heads-up for anybody going to Rome and planning on getting the Leonardo Express train from the airport into Rome Termini, and also on the return journey: make sure you validate your paper train ticket before getting on the train. The ticket inspectors are extra vigilant and unwary...
A Scotsman and his wife walked past a swanky new restaurant. "Did you smell that food?" she asked, "It smells absolutely incredible!" Being a kind-hearted Scotsman he thought "What the hell, I'll treat her!" So they walked past it again.
Djokovic got a real fight on his hands v 18 year old Croatian Dino Prizmic. Won't issue any spoilers, but worth a watch. Crowd's a bit feisty as you might expect, much passionate flag waving
*edit* live on Eurosport and Discovery +
Courtesy of this week's excelente Upshot mailshot (sports-related version of Popbitch, well worth a subscribe IMHO) where it's one of the lead items. Even mentions RDZ :lol:
Taster here...
Anybody else noticed how being blessed with a hug from a footballer on social media seems to have acquired the status of kissing the Pope's ring?
Like Zlatan patting you on the head is worth ten Hail Marys.
Anybody else want to 🤮 ?
... They're Alright :thumbsup:
BBC reporting that folks in Norfolk got a good light show last night:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-67328698
Facebook group Bognor Regis Matters (yes, really) has photos showing a similar light smattering
What's the chances of a repeat show...
Touched on it on another thread, but on mature (ha!) reflection, maybe worth a thread of its own...
We sold off the Albion Family Silver Midfield this summer.
We look to be shaping up to sell off the Albion Family Silver Attack next summer.
Albion defence is fit for the knackers yard. We'll...
Like this one maybe?
Seriously tho, NSC could really really do with an Ignore Thread feature. Zap all them 'x or y' threads that are a dreary waste of bandwidth. Ditto the Wordle thread. Ditto [insert your least favourite thread(s) here]. How about it @Bozza? Do you have the technology? Can we...
'A Sheffield Wednesday fan who used a photo of Bradley Lowery to taunt opposition supporters has admitted a public order offence.
Dale Houghton, 31, was pictured laughing as he brandished the image of the six-year-old during a match against Sunderland - the team Bradley supported before he died...