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John Williams, The Conversation

From the wilderness years to Klopp at the Kop, it’s been a long 30-year-old wait for Liverpool fans

Klopp has somehow whizzed Liverpool back to the 1960s, when the city was iridescent and its ambitious manager and players showed anything was achievable.

John Williams, The Conversation
· Jun 27, 2020 · 02:00 pm
Even if England win the World Cup, will football really be ‘coming home’?

For the nation that founded football, England played a rather strange role in promoting international football competition.

John Williams, The Conversation
· Jul 09, 2018 · 02:31 pm
Claudio Ranieri’s sacking as Leicester City manager was unceremonious, ruthless and risky

Leicester and its players have clearly struggled, mentally and physically, to come to terms with the scale of its achievement in 2016.

John Williams, The Conversation
· Feb 25, 2017 · 04:30 pm

Vote on kicking out Israel drags FIFA into politics it would rather avoid

Palestine is spearheading an international effort to get Israel booted out of FIFA – but the organisation just wants to stay out of politics.

John Williams, The Conversation
· May 27, 2015 · 02:30 pm