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‘It reminded me why I love sport’: Young sportswriter winners revealed
Splashing tales have won both categories of the 2021 Football School/Guardian Young Sportswriter of the Year award
Ben Lyttleton
16, Dec, 2021 @10:00 AM
Ralf Rangnick will bring innovative identity to Manchester United
Mentor to Klopp and Tuchel honed his coaching philosophy on his rise from Germany’s sixth tier to the Champions League
Ben Lyttleton
25, Nov, 2021 @10:00 PM
Football School extract: how Spain won three tournaments in a row
As we launch our third Young Sportswriter of the Year competition, here is an extract from Terrific Teams, the latest book in the children’s series Football School, to inspire the budding journalists
Ben Lyttleton and Alex Bellos
09, Jun, 2021 @9:00 AM
'Super-creative' – Football School/Guardian Young Sportswriters of the Year revealed
Rebecca Close and Eleanor Walsh see off some tremendous competition to emerge as our winners in the second year
Ben Lyttleton
16, Sep, 2020 @7:00 AM
How do you write an article about sport when there is little sport on?
As we launch our second Young Sportswriter of the Year competition we look at the particular challenges of this year
Ben Lyttleton and Alex Bellos
22, May, 2020 @8:00 AM
Ralf Rangnick: ‘I have to influence areas of development across the whole club’
The German sporting director talks about his philosophy – ‘like a jigsaw with 500 pieces’ – his time at Sussex University and what has gone wrong at Manchester United
Ben Lyttleton
17, Oct, 2019 @9:15 AM
Read, think and avoid cliches: tips for children aiming to be sportswriters
As we launch our Young Sportswriter of the Year competition, here is some advice on how to excel by the authors of the Football School books, Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton
Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton
02, Apr, 2019 @11:00 AM
How Gareth Southgate overcame England’s World Cup penalty hoodoo | Ben Lyttleton
England had a terrible record in penalty shootouts before the win over Colombia on Tuesday – so how did Gareth Southgate erase 28 years of World Cup hurt?
Ben Lyttleton
05, Jul, 2018 @9:38 AM
The science of shootouts offers escape from England’s penalty complex | Ben Lyttleton
Training for shootouts can deliver escape from the penalty lottery, but England must stop living in the past
Ben Lyttleton
28, Jun, 2017 @1:25 PM
What makes Brazil so brilliant at football?
The reasons behind the success of the five-times World Cup winners and reigning Olympic champions are examined in this extract from the children’s book Football School: Where Football Explains the World
Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton and Spike Gerrell
15, Sep, 2016 @11:30 AM
England and penalties: 20 years of hurt that could continue against Iceland
Twenty years ago England lost to Germany in the Euro 96 semi-final on penalties and have not managed to win a shootout since. Stefan Kuntz, who scored from the spot that day, says that ‘controlling your mentality’ is key
Ben Lyttleton
27, Jun, 2016 @9:21 AM
Why Billy Beane was right to avoid the EPL and work with AZ Alkmaar
The Oakland A’s general manager will be able to make an impact in a football culture that has traditionally ignored analytics
Ben Lyttleton
26, Mar, 2015 @9:00 AM
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