Comments on: FP Exclusive: Jonathan Wilson On the Falklands War and How Football Redeemed a Broken Argentina

By: The political power of Diego Maradona through five World Cups - Part 1

The political power of Diego Maradona through five World Cups - Part 1 — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:49:29 +0000

[…] man as they came. The Argentina national team, to put it simply, needed to win the tournament. Menotti was a brazen leftist, and it was his opportunity to make a political statement through footb…. People who had worked with and around him spoke of a man with tremendous ego and pride, one who […]

By: Ralph Sheppard

Ralph Sheppard — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 23:48:00 +0000

Interesting article, but the picture of a jet taking off from the Royal Navy carrier is (I believe) a Sea Vixen not a Sea Harrier.

By: FP Exclusive: Why We Write and Jonathan Wilson On The Evolution of Football Journalism

Fri, 21 Apr 2017 14:29:40 +0000

[…] itself, football is still our staunchest recourse, every weekend. For all its flaws, for all the disappointments, we have something that makes us […]

By: Arijit Banik

Arijit Banik — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 14:35:00 +0000

The analogy of Maradona to British military tactics and execution during the “Falklands War” is priceless. The irony isn’t lost that “La Guerra de Las Malvinas” paved the way for the United Kingdom to be transformed under the yoke of Thatcherite neo-liberalism where the working classes –who passionately supported the beautiful game– would suffer the most.