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The42 will give you access to more benefits than Jurgen Klopp has had centre-back pairings, and with another tasty line-up in store for the week ahead, there’s scarcely been a better time to get involved.
Membership includes exclusive podcasts, newsletters, prizes, insights and more. By joining our community, you’ll also be supporting independent journalism and helping us to continue producing the kind of stuff that keeps you coming back.
Here are some of the fresh benefits that our members can avail of this week:
Join us for a special live sportswriting event with Wright Thompson
Gavin Cooney will host a live episode of Behind The Lines. By Adrian Russell Friday 12 Mar 2021, 9:08 AM Mar 12th 2021, 9:08 AM 3,743 Views 0 Comments
ON BEHIND THE LINES, we’re lucky enough to chat to some of our favourite sports journalists about their careers and the writing that inspired them.
The podcast series, hosted by Gavin Cooney, is heading for 70 episodes and is shaped by our member-only sportswriting WhatsApp group.
Involvement is worth it alone for the huge recommended reading list, which Gavin has amassed from his back catalogue of interviews.
The idea you can’t prepare is complete rubbish - Why penalty shootouts are no lottery
Tim Wigmore, author of The Best: How Elite Athletes are Made, is this week’s guest on Behind the Lines. By Gavin Cooney Tuesday 23 Feb 2021, 8:00 AM Feb 23rd 2021, 8:00 AM 6,122 Views 0 Comments
Marcus Rashford prepares for his penalty against Colombia at the 2018 World Cup.
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Marcus Rashford prepares for his penalty against Colombia at the 2018 World Cup.
Image: Elmar Kremser/SVEN SIMON
ENGLAND’S PENALTY SHOOT-OUT win over Colombia in the last-16 of the 2018 World Cup was greeted as less a triumph than it was a kind of exorcism, what with it being the first time England had managed to avoid losing a World Cup shootout.
American writer and editor Bill Buford, who wrote a book on English football hooliganism called Among The Thugs, is this week’s guest on Behind the Lines.
Fancy treating yourself to even more top-class sports coverage while simultaneously supporting The42? By The42 Team Sunday 7 Feb 2021, 7:57 PM Feb 7th 2021, 7:57 PM 7,134 Views 0 Comments
James Ryan in action against Wales in 2020.
Image: Bryan Keane/INPHO
Image: Bryan Keane/INPHO
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