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  • MICHAEL OWEN AND THE CULT OF NARRATIVE

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    When Manchester United picked an ex-England star off the scrapheap, it made a great plot twist. But Ed Smith argues that our love of a good story is now getting in the way of sporting sense ...  read more »


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    • Autumn 2009
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  • WHY AUSTRALIANS (USUALLY) WIN AT CRICKET

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    As the Ashes approach, Ed Smith answers the question that gives Englishmen nightmares: what explains Australia’s (occasional) dominance?  read more »


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    • summer 2009
  • TIGER WOODS: BRILLIANT, BUT ...

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    On the heels of Tiger Woods’s victory Sunday in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Ed Smith wonders why he can't warm to the guy  ...  read more »


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  • HOW ARSENE WENGER DOES IT

    ED SMITH | THE GREAT SPORTSMEN | October 3rd 2008
    "Arsenal" In each issue of Intelligent Life, the leading cricketer Ed Smith puts another sportsman under the microscope. This time it's Arsene Wenger, manager of Arsenal, who "has turned evolution into revolution" ...

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