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The Football League: conceived in Fleet Street, born in Manchester

As well as the 150th anniversary of the Football Association, 2013 also marks the 125th anniversary of the world’s first league football […]

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Charles W Alcock: the Mackem who created the FA Cup & international football

Update: 19 November 2010 – Good to hear that Alcock’s birthplace has now been commemorated with a Blue Plaque.  The Sunderland Echo […]

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London’s historic marathons

The London Marathon is now established as one of the world’s premiere elite marathons. It is also probably one of the biggest […]

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The Six Nations and the origins international rugby

Each spring, Murrayfield, Twickenham, the Aviva Stadium on Dublin’s Lansdowne Road and the Millennium Stadium become places of pilgrimage for rugby enthusiasts.  […]

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