“It is a testament to the fundamental honesty of football that Israel, with nothing to play for, overcame Russia in Tel Aviv on Saturday. The sport has its faults, but this basic trust is the reason Wembley holds 80,000 and could take more and the track and field venue for the London Olympics will be reduced after the event to the same capacity as the home of Wigan Athletic.” ReasonPlayHomeSportsEventsHonestyFieldsFootballCapacityFundamentalsFaultsTrackIsraelLondonRussiaManagersSoccerOlympicsTestamentSaturdayAthleticChairmanVenuesTrack And FieldLondon OlympicsWigan Author:Martin Samuel
“I went to an all boys' school in South London and the only god was sport.” SchoolSportsBoysSouthLondon Author:Lennie James
“Westward, beyond the still pleasant, but, even then, no longer solitary, hamlet of Charing, a broad space, broken here and there by scattered houses and venerable pollards, in the early spring of 1467, presented the rural scene for the sports and pastimes of the inhabitants of Westminister and London.” StillsBookHouseSportsSpaceBrokenSceneSpringLondonPleasantBroadsSolitaryHere And TherePastimeEarly Spring Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton