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POLITICAL FOOTBALL

Politics and football have always had an on-off relationship. Kier Starmer's seats-for-Gunners problem isn't new. Here Paul Simpson recalls that, while some PMs are genuine fans, for others it's a hospital pass.

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THE GREAT RUGBY REFEREE MYTH
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THE GREAT RUGBY REFEREE MYTH

“How did the rugby team do on Saturday, Simpson?”, my headmaster asked gruffly one soggy Monday morning in the Midlands in the mid-1970s.

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