Rewind to 1912. Jim Thorpe, an American pentathlon competitor, had just won two gold medals, only to have them swiftly taken away. His crime? Playing two seasons of professional baseball prior to the Games. Yes, that’s right: Until 1988, athletes were banned from participation in the modern Olympiad if they had prior experience as a Read More
Times are changing in the England National setup with the ‘golden generation’ fading into the background. As SOTB Chief Writer Oliver Jay found after witnessing a promising performance against the Spanish World Champions, it’s time to focus on giving our youth a chance as we slowly build up to Brazil 2014. So this week, I Read More
Footballers around the country are routinely ridiculed as thick, stupid, moronic, dim, unintelligent, obtuse and brainless. And as I showed in my Thicko XI, there are certainly plenty of players who fit the stereotype. There are however, a few players who are lucky enough to be good at both kicking and thinking, what lucky men Read More