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Regista: The football blog that kisses the badge in celebration of the best aspects of football and surrounds the ref to complain in vain about the worst.Covering topics across the football world, including: Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga, the Champions League, the English Premier League and Championship football.
Category Archives: Media
It was written: a New Messi will rise.
In completing the signing of Eden ‘I’m kind of a big deal’ Hazard, Chelsea have definitely signed the new Lionel Messi. That is a definitive statement that cannot be contested. It says so on right here in this Daily Telegraph … Continue reading
Posted in International, Media
Tagged Chelsea, Eden Hazard, Lionel Messi, Manchester City, Marko Marin, Messi
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Liverpool and Manchester United need the dollars
The Deloitte money league was published the other week. It usually has some interesting observations, and this year was no different. One particularly grotesque figure was the £64 million that Chelsea have spent on hiring and firing managers during the … Continue reading
Football journalism from the attic: Sportsyear Magazine’s World Cup 90 preview
I recently rediscovered an issue of the long defunct BBC Sportsyear Magazine in my Mum’s loft, where it had been preserved for posterity (i.e. buried in all the junk I left behind). Not just any copy, it was the World … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Nostalgia
Tagged Andy Roxburgh, Bobby Robson, Brazil, Brian Glanville, Des Lynam, England, Germany, Ireland, Italia 90, Italy, Jack Charlton, Romania, Scotland, World Cup, Yugoslavia
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Football pundits: a less than magnificent seven
Thanks to the broadcasters, a legion of ex-footballer pundits are actually paid real money to torture the minds of unfortunate viewers. As the new season approaches, remind yourself of their respective talents, and be afraid. This is England’s very own … Continue reading
Posted in English Football, Media
Tagged Alan Hansen, Alan Shearer, Ian Wright, Jamie Redknapp, Mark Bright, Mark Lawrenson, Nicky Butt
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Out with the old
In the wake of the Keys/Gray sexism fallout, here are my suggestions for improving TV coverage of football: Change the mix of the panel: the best football journalists are employed to make critical observations and articulate them, so why not … Continue reading