Is it time to rethink the role of international football minnows?
Following the latest international break, Barney Bolton considers the need to change the role of small international teams such as San Marino.
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Life after lockdown: what is the new normal?
Barney Bolton provides a considered account of what the imminent easing of lockdown restrictions mean for students.
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Unlikely Six Nations champions Wales made their own luck
Barney Bolton looks back at Wales’ recent Six Nations triumph
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Should Owen Farrell have a future with England?
Barney Bolton questions whether Eddie Jones has to reconsider his faith in Owen Farrell and England’s current attacking setup.
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Crime and (not so much) punishment: are athletes failing as role models in the age of Covid?
“Sporting clubs, particularly Premier League clubs, are not exempt from the temporary measures, however the lenient treatment of certain players gives the impression that they feel as though they are.” Barney Bolton believes that athletes have a moral obligation to behave like role models during the pandemic.
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UAE honour killing punishment reconsidered
Barney Bolton looks at the introduction of harsher punishments against those who commit honour killings, and whether this means the UAE is becoming more secular.
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Pay-Per-View Premier League: robbing the rich to feed those in need
Barney Bolton looks at how the impact of pay-per-view matches in the Premier League.
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Aston Villa: the next Leicester?
Barney Bolton analyses Aston Villa’s electric start to the Premier League season.
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