You can go to prison in Qatar for vaping in public. Finally a good news story

The offside flag is now being used again, after previously not being used. Incredible times. Every day we creep closer to footballing perfection

Cracking interview with the original Ronaldo by Sid Lowe. Funny, revealing and, at times, sad. Very good on the pressures he faced and what happened before the 98 World Cup final too theguardian.com/football/2022/…

Statsguru is a remarkable labour of love: for a sports journalist that faithful best friend you never knew you needed until you found them

Can we kick off with: do you exhibit basic human competence?

'Mark Wood is not just the fastest bowler in the world, but the fastest bowler England has ever produced' | ✍️ Barney Ronay

Football’s billionaire overclass don’t like people discussing economics. Happily this is not a discourse anyone gets to control, not even the monarchs of repressive regimes. The proles will talk!

Thread about the military build up that has coincided with the Qatar World Cup. Contains a link to a book published in Italy called “The Cup Of Death”, which is a bit blunt, but, er…

What I like about the bundesliga is when someone scores the coaches celebrate by huddling around an iPad talking intensely