A Tale of Two Spot-kicks
Kieran Longworth Kieran Longworth

A Tale of Two Spot-kicks

How must it feel to know with utter certainty that at one particular moment in time, you are the most popular person in the whole of Scotland?

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Great Scott!
Kieran Longworth Kieran Longworth

Great Scott!

Canned by United, McTominay finds himself living La Dolce Vita in Napoli. Pitch waxes lyrical about the midfielder’s role at the World Cup with Scotland. Tastebuds and all.

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la Catastrophe
Kieran Longworth Kieran Longworth

la Catastrophe

James Bennett revisits the brutal qualifying campaign that denied Eric Cantona, Jean-Pierre Papin & co. their place on the world stage.

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Silk Road
Kieran Longworth Kieran Longworth

Silk Road

Making sense of a world where LIV exists alone from laugh and love. What separates ‘cartels’ from ‘competitive balance’?

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Young Sports Journalists of the Year 2026

It’s back again and with good reason. Meet the authors of this year’s very-best think pieces

Stories
Heavy is the Head
Heavy is the Head

Scientists have shown that exercise makes us healthier and leads to a longer life. But at an elite level, the situation can become more complex.

The Real Cost of Betting
The Real Cost of Betting

Such is the nature of greed: as soon as a means of making money is found, it's exploited and thus begins the decay of sporting integrity.

The Beautiful Game's Ugly Bargain
The Beautiful Game's Ugly Bargain

There is something quietly unsettling about watching a footballer pull on a gleaming shirt sponsored by a sovereign wealth fund

Cheating, the Quiet Way
Cheating, the Quiet Way

We say we want clean sport. We demand fairness, integrity, and a level playing field. Yet the way we actually consume sport tells a different story.

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A male tennis player dressed in white, kneeling on the grass court, passionately celebrating with his eyes closed, holding a tennis racket in one hand, during a match with an audience in the background.

 

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