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John Brewin
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Freelance journalist, semi-regular at Guardian Sport, columnist at Straits Times, from Macclesfield, Cheshire in London, England. https://www.theguardian.com/profile/john-brewin
Collected writings from the distant past at https://johnbrewin.substack.com/
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Introduce yourself with four footballers.
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Recording the WORLD FAMOUS @footballweekly.bsky.social XMAS SPECIAL TOMORROW

Me @barryglendenning.bsky.social @jonawils.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social

Any questions/compliments/seasons greetings etc

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or email [email protected]

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December 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Someone doesn’t know the proper lyrics to The Beloved’s Hello.
December 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Sitting here and reminiscing about all those ethical budgets we had over 15 years of Tory rule. Really warm memories.
December 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Took my first year @mybcu.bsky.social sports journalism students on a trawl through the media coverage of Hillsborough this afternoon as part of their sports journalism landscapes module.

Even so many years on I find the fortitude of those families so incredible.

#JFT97
November 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Enjoying Frank Lampard’s new direction.
November 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Timeline.

🔴13 Nov - Ronaldo gets red card in Portugal’s game v ireland. (Should miss opening 2 games of World Cup.)

🟠18 Nov - Ronaldo meets Donald Trump at White House.

🟢25 Nov - FIFA clears Ronaldo to play in World Cup from start.
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Bravo The Times, bravo.
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Rod or Billy up front for Scotland?
‘It’s Paul McCartney or Prince William isn’t it?’

What would happen if every country had to play their most famous person up front?

The Football Weekly panel try to answer that question.

@maxrushden.bsky.social
@barneyronay.bsky.social
@jonawils.bsky.social
@brewin.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Congratulations, Scotland
November 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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‘It’s Paul McCartney or Prince William isn’t it?’

What would happen if every country had to play their most famous person up front?

The Football Weekly panel try to answer that question.

@maxrushden.bsky.social
@barneyronay.bsky.social
@jonawils.bsky.social
@brewin.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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⚽ Football Weekly ⚽

🦜 Troy Parrott's hat-trick heroics sends Ireland into the World Cup playoffs.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England make it eight clean sheets out of eight.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Scotland and Wales have it all to play for.

@maxrushden.bsky.social @barneyronay.bsky.social , @jonawils.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“Show us yer medals.”
November 15, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Happy retirement, David Coverdale, one of the best frontmen and swordsmen to do it. youtu.be/GNTRgkd4gB0?...
Whitesnake - Fare Thee Well (Important Announcement) - Official 2025 Remix 'Forevermore'
YouTube video by Whitesnake TV
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November 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Why Ukraine, not Roman Abramovich, is the real victim of the three and half year freeze on the Chelsea sale money...
My commentary
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
Roman Abramovich complains about his money, but he is winning, even as a pariah | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This is sad news. His football book, The Mavericks, is a classic read - and re-read, too, which I did quite recently.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
Rob Steen obituary
Other lives: Sports writer who authored a series of accomplished biographies and a cult football classic, The Mavericks
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Das Toot
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM