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Some of the best retro football kits from the 80s and 90s

Some of the best retro football kits from the 80s and 90s

Remembering the success of a nation at a major football tournament also sparks images of iconic players, moments and especially the kits that the teams wore. From Van Basten’s volley in the Netherland’s orange patterned jersey, to Gazza’s sensational strike against Scotland whilst wearing England’s…

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Some of the Greatest Female Sports Stars of The Last Fifty Years

Some of the Greatest Female Sports Stars of The Last Fifty Years

For many years in the past, sports has been a predominantly male orientated field. It has often been the male stars that have drawn the TV audiences, attracted the big sponsors, and had the razzmatazz that goes along with that. Thankfully that has been slowly…

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Learning to Skateboard in my 40s – Part 3

Learning to Skateboard in my 40s – Part 3

My original plan was to write a blog post every month to document my skateboard progression, but real life has gotten in the way of that. Gotten in the way of writing the blog posts, not in the way of skateboarding. So instead, here is…

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Learning to skateboard in my 40s – Part 2 – YouTube Channels

Learning to skateboard in my 40s – Part 2 – YouTube Channels

Time for an update on my skateboarding progress after my first post about Learning to skateboard in my 40s a few weeks ago. It’s been 8 weeks now since myself and my two kids started skateboarding. We’ve had several lessons now, and I’ll be writing…

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My NFL memories from the 1980s

My NFL memories from the 1980s

I’ve recently gotten really into American Football again. I watched the Super Bowl earlier this year and it just reignited a passion that I used to have for the game back in the 80s. It is a bit frustrating to get back into American Football…

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Learning to Skateboard in my 40s – Part 1

Learning to Skateboard in my 40s – Part 1

So… I’ve decided to learn to skateboard in my 40s. That’s cool, right? It’s not going to hurt at all, right? We’ll see. It should definitely be a fun ride anyway. Skateboarding has been something that I’ve admired all my life, although I’ve never been…

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Sports stars that make me feel nostalgic about the 80s and 90s

Sports stars that make me feel nostalgic about the 80s and 90s

Yep, that’s right. There are sports stars that make me feel nostalgic about the 80s and early 90s. I think when I was younger I kind of looked at sports stars as super heroes. I used to watch them in awe. And these ones I’m…

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The Rituals That Kept Successful 1980s Athletes (Or So They Thought) At the Top of Their Game

The Rituals That Kept Successful 1980s Athletes (Or So They Thought) At the Top of Their Game

Studies have shown that uncertainty breeds superstition and athletes especially are known for this. All over the world, athletes practice habits and rituals (or unusual superstitions) that they believe will put them in a better position to win every time. Many iconic 80s athletes were…

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Gola celebrates over 100 years of cool retro sportswear

Gola celebrates over 100 years of cool retro sportswear

There is something about retro sports brands that I love, and Gola is a brand that I feel I had a bit of a special relationship with. The reason for that is that it was the sponsor of my favourite comic book footballer, Roy of…

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What sporting events I would see if I had Biff’s Almanac

What sporting events I would see if I had Biff’s Almanac

I haven’t quite got time travel out of my system yet after the Back to the Future day a couple of weeks ago. I was watching Back to the Future 2 and I was thinking what I would do if I got a copy of…

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