“Rovers” on Amazon Prime is a Jewel of a Football Show
I recently stumbled into this delightful little show called “Rovers,” from 2016, and it’s one of my favorite football distractions I’ve found during Covid Time. I grow weary of the…
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Movie Review: Remembering (or Maybe Meeting) Sir Stanley Matthews
One of the things I do at Groundhopper Guides is introduce non-English, mostly American people to the world of English football. As such, I need to tell you about Sir…
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Groundhopper #65: Same Website, New Name
Issue #65 of my Groundhopper English soccer newsletter is out. In this issue: EnglishSoccerGuide.com is now GroundhopperGuides.com Part 1 of “English Soccer Songs” trivia. The misery of watching “Sunderland til I…
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English Soccer Trivia: Songs Part 2
Here’s another shot at testing your knowledge of English soccer culture: more club songs! It’s simple: I play a video with fans singing, I try to obscure the name of…
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The Coronavirus and English Soccer: Frequently Asked Questions
(Updated May 29) The question of how the coronavirus is going to affect the English football leagues is obviously on many people’s minds. I have some basic Q&A below, and I’m…
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More English Soccer Trivia! This time: Pregame Songs, Part I
It’s time for another round of English soccer trivia: this time the subject is pregame songs. I’ll play a video of fans singing their pregame anthem — with some rather…
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“Sunderland Til I Die” Might Actually Kill Me
I get a fair number of emails and comments asking if I’ve watched “Sunderland Til I Die,” so I thought I should respond — even though the whole subject depresses…
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English Soccer Trivia: Club Nicknames
Let’s see how you do in my latest English soccer trivia video. This one is all about club nicknames. It’s pretty simple: I give you a nickname, like Red Devils,…
Continue →My Email Was Down — Maybe Re-Send?
I had a few days recently where I wasn’t getting emails. Then, when it was fixed, the old emails didn’t all come through. If you haven’t heard from me lately,…
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Video: How Do Tickets and Hospitality Work in English Soccer?
The whole system of tickets and hospitality packages for English soccer games is pretty confusing, so I have put together a video explaining it all. The other big question I…
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