It has been 14 months since Azeem Rafiq first made allegations of racism, and the handling of the situation from Yorkshire has been widely criticized as unacceptable. On the 8th November, he settled his employment tribunal under the new Yorkshire chairman Lord Patel. When allegations were first made in September 2020, the YCCC got an…
Sport
How England won our hearts
Until Euro 2020, England men’s football team had won every final they’d been in since 1966: The team’s famous World Cup win against West Germany remained the only time the three lions reached a major tournament final. Until now. This year, the pressure of a nation rested on the second youngest team in the championship….
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Italy beats England in the Euros 2021 finals
Italy wins the UEFA European Championship 2021 after triumphing 3:2 over England after penalties. The game, played at Wembley on 11 June in the pouring rain, saw Luke Shaw sending the score to 1:0 in England’s favour at the two minute mark. At 35 minutes, a shot by Federico Chiesa missed the goal by inches…
Sport
Two More Years of Hurt Await
David Baddiel and Frank Skinner must love the fact that ‘Three Lions: Its Coming Home’ will continue to make the charts every two years for the rest of their lives. Yet, to me, it always seems out of place. After all, the song is all about winning. Something that, sadly, England very rarely does. On…
TV, Venue
This Country and Rural England
‘This Country’, the mockumentary-style comedy set in a small village in the Cotswolds, has returned to BBC Three for its third and final series – that it is not aired primetime on BBC One might be the main oversight behind problems at the BBC. The first two episodes have met the high standards already set…
Sport
Norwich City defending duo make England U21s squad
The Under 21s England Squad are currently in the qualification stage for the 2021 European U21 Championship and are currently at the top of their group after their 5-1 win over Austria. Norwich City defending duo Ben Godfrey and Max Aarons have joined Boothroyds team and have so far ensured victory each time the two have…
Creative Writing
On new places and old roots
The grounds where I planted my roots lie over seven thousand miles away. I’m here now and it’s been two years, but it still feels like I have one foot across the seas. I still see ghosts of my childhood home in every concrete building that I pass. I see my hometown submerged in February…
Creative Writing
Radicle
“I am the roots that grew where sari hems met England’s paved streets, Probing deeper, deeper for life, hope and, one day, belonging. I am the roots massaged with coconut oil and haldi paste by mother’s tired hands, Easing a mind knotted with sleepless nights and jobless days. I am fellow roots from distant lands…
Sport
Bulgaria vs England showed the dark side of football
It’s a game I’m sure will live in infamy amongst fans of the sport for many weeks and months to come. No doubt it was a shock to many; when I turned on the TV to watch two groups of men kick a ball around, I certainly wasn’t expecting to witness racial slurs, monkey chants…
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