Football conspiracy theories: Are we in a ‘golden age’ of fan paranoia?
One of the most eye-catching bios on X, or Twitter as we all know it, belonged to a sports writer with one of the UK’s biggest national newspapers. It was …
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Paul Mullin: Wrexham goals, fame in US and perspective – ‘everything is for Albi’
November is proving quite the month for Paul Mullin. There have been five goals — including a masterclass in finishing when netting a hat-trick in Saturday’s 6-0 romp against former …
Why football fears tramadol: ‘It’s an evil drug – it nearly killed me’
Last week, every footballer in England and Wales received an email warning them about a painkiller that, until now, they might never have realised could put them at risk. The …
Rickie Lambert, conspiracy theories – and why footballers are vulnerable
Just after clocking off time at the edge of Liverpool’s business district on Wednesday afternoon, a small but striking man with a tattoo stretching across his neck joined a crowd …