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With the Lions Tour, Wimbledon, the second cricket Test between England and India and Copa Gianni all in full swing, the last thing all us sports fans who are so spoiled for summer choice need is keyboard warriors on social media abominations complaining about women?s football being ?forced down our throats?. Especially given that, like each of the other sporting events listed above, watching Euro 2025 is still not compulsory. Due to take place in Switzerland over the next 25 days, the tournament kicks off on Wednesday, with Iceland taking on Finland in the early game before hosts Switzerland take on Norway in one of 22 out of 32 games that are already completely sold out.
I?m my own worst critic. If I?m not happy with it, it doesn?t go out. It simply doesn?t happen. When it came to [Swindon?s] Don Rogers, for instance, I cut that head off six times! It?s kind of scary when you do that? ? Alan Herriott is among the sculptors who detail the pressure of preserving a player?s likeness and legacy for expectant fans in this entertaining piece.
During what used to be the close season for football I would fill some of the void by watching Wimbledon. Seeing the line judges ducking 140mph serves ? or not ? was particularly enjoyable. Imagine my disappointment when I discovered that, from this year, all the major calls are made by someone watching camera-assisted footage on a screen. Still, it seems these decisions are made more quickly and accurately. Perhaps football should consider something similar? Oh? ? Justin Johnson.
Surely commentators must be aware that goalposts and crossbars are inanimate objects? The posts aren?t making last-ditch tackles, nor is the crossbar putting its body on the line by bravely throwing itself in front of goal-bound shots. So, for the love of Diego (other deities are available) please stop saying someone was ?denied by the woodwork?. Otherwise my long-suffering wife will have to go on hearing me shout at the telly like a demented idiot who believes the commentators can actually hear him? ? Mark McFadden.
Re: Diego Maradona?s choice of icy refreshment (yesterday?s Memory Lane, full email edition). From left to right: Pop-eye (lim?n); Frigo pie; Frigur?n (in the form of a shark); Capit?n Cola. Just FYI? ? Tim Cole.
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