Overeducated sports writers log

luka

Well-known member
the best writer in the world. its an eye and a sensibility. i just love him. but he genuinely likes sport. he couldnt pull of the trick if he didnt really like sport, to a weird nerd offputting level
 

Corpsey

bandz ahoy
I need the game to grip my whole being, completely involved and living every moment, not just appealing to some inner decadent aesthete in yellow silk pyjamas
This is what happened to me watching the france/argentina match
 

luka

Well-known member
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Corpsey

bandz ahoy
"It was probably City’s greatest performance under Pep Guardiola, a kind of footballing perfection, a museum piece, not merely a lesson but a scolding, sport as scorched earth strategy. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains."

 

luka

Well-known member

Other writing​

In December 2020 Liew was announced as being co-writer, with fellow Guardian sports journalist Barney Ronay, of The Red Zone, a Netflix comedy series centred around the world of football.[30] In March 2022 the project was announced as discontinued.[31]


Personal life​

Liew graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in History.[32] He appeared as a contestant on the Channel 4 television quiz show Countdown in 2013, becoming an "octochamp" by winning eight episodes in a row.[33]
 
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