The Stadium You’re Standing In Is a Document Written in Disasters
On the 11th of May 1985, Bradford City were playing their last home match of the season, a celebration of…
Sport
The Taxman’s Surprisingly Precise Theory of What Sport Actually Is
Nobody sets out to write philosophy by accident. But HMRC, grinding through decades of appeals and edge cases and irate…
The Referee Was an Admission of Defeat
For most of human history, sport didn't need a referee. Not because everyone played fair – human beings have been…
The Cheat Code Your Brain Won’t Let You Use
Think about a penalty shootout. Striker steps up, goalkeeper bouncing on his line, twenty thousand people holding their breath. The…