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# Sportswriting

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Irish football's diverse future and more of the week's best sportswriting
The 'career car-crash' of an ex-Ireland international and more of the week's best sportswriting
Sir Alex Ferguson, a famous cycling family, and the week's best sportswriting
The 'athletic freak' that is Lindsay Peat, José's quiet departure, and the week's best sportswriting
The current state of Irish football, the late, great David Rocastle, and the week's best sportswriting
The 'Wesurrection' of Cambridge United and more of the week's best sportswriting
Join us for a special live sportswriting event with Wright Thompson
A night out with Leon Spinks in Chicago and more of the week's best sportswriting
The Olympic hero involved in the US Capitol siege and more of the week's best sportswriting
The many sides of Jerry Kiernan and the week's best sportswriting
Winning 10 All-Irelands in the most caring, kind and inoffensive way and the week's best sportswriting
The Premier League's first British-Asian player and more of the week's best sportswriting
Dementia fears in rugby, Mayo's everlasting spirit and more of the week's best sportswriting
Liam Brady's Sunday dinners with an Italian World Cup hero and more of the week's best sportswriting
A terrifying crowd crush at an Old Firm derby and more of the week's best sportswriting
How Jack Charlton's 'carpet-baggers' qualified for USA 94 and more of the week's best sportswriting
What it's like to play football on your period and more of the week's best sportswriting
The time Dublin nearly got a Premier League team and more of the week's best sportswriting
Marcus Rashford tackles a UK government 's**tshow' and more of the week's best sportswriting
An Irish Olympian's battle with Parkinson's, mental health advice, and the week's best sportswriting
A farewell to Dermo, mayhem as the transfer window closes and the week's best sportswriting
Remembering Pat Smullen, the home support for Sam Bennett and the week's best sportswriting
The truth about Ravel Morrison and the rest of the week's best sportswriting
Clare make hurling history, Zizou at Dalyer and more of the week's best sportswriting
Missing the magic of a commentating legend as he turns 90 and the week's best sportswriting
The Second Captain who went in search of George Gibney and more of the week's best sportswriting
Michael Johnson's struggles at City, Connolly on Galway glory days and more of the week's best sportswriting
Cian O'Connor's rise and fall, Páidí Ó Sé's greatness and Sports Stadium recalled
Now That’s What I Call Behind The Lines, Vol 2 - listen to the best bits from our sportswriting podcast
Pasta and friendship, The Missing Olympics, and more of the week's best sportswriting
Late nights, dark places, and knowing when to pull back - The Art of Ghostwriting
'Just because there's no live sport, that doesn't mean we're stopping' - Sports media versus the shutdown
Learning from Mayo tweet scandal, steroids in youth rugby and more of the week's best sportswriting
The murky dealings of one of Arsenal's greatest managers and more of the week's best sportswriting
The high school coach who can't forget Parkland and more of the week's best sportswriting
This is what you can expect from your membership of The42 this week
Consequences of Cantona's kung-fu kick, Kobe Bryant's greatness and more of the week's best sportswriting
'There's a generation of sportswriters in Ireland from the '90s who were massively influenced by American sports journalism'
Rugby turning 'rotten' and more of the week's best sportswriting
Anthony Foley, the ESPN editor who joined the priesthood, and the rest of the week's best sportswriting