# Sportswriting of the week

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A night out with Leon Spinks in Chicago and more of the week's best sportswriting

Stick on the kettle and get stuck into this lot.

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Feb 28th 2021, 8:30 AM

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The time Dublin nearly got a Premier League team and more of the week's best sportswriting

Stick the kettle on, it’s that time of the week.

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Nov 8th 2020, 8:30 AM

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Cian O'Connor's rise and fall, Páidí Ó Sé's greatness and Sports Stadium recalled

Here’s the best of the internet this week.

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May 17th 2020, 10:30 AM

long reads

Ronnie O'Sullivan and politics, Tupac and high school football - it's the week's best sportswriting

Plus, the story of the most successful underage team in Irish football’s history.

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May 28th 2017, 8:30 AM

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The troubled life of Pele's son, the driving force of Russell Westbrook and the week's best sportswriting

Plus, James McCarthy on the moment he’ll take to the grave.

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Mar 19th 2017, 8:30 AM

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'The beginnings of the sexual revolution in Derry’ and more of the week's best sportswriting

Plus Sue Ronan banned from street football and ‘Dear Football Gods, we need to talk’.

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Jan 1st 2017, 9:30 AM

good reads

Pele's bodyguard in the 70s, the Baby Mourinho and all the week's best sportswriting

Plus, Dejan Lovren talks about how he became a refugee at just three years old.

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Nov 20th 2016, 8:30 AM

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McGregor's comparison to Ali, the joy of the club championship and all the week's best sportswriting

Plus, how golf should treat the USA’s president-elect, Donald Trump.

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Nov 13th 2016, 8:30 AM

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Forgotten man Casillas, UCD's heroics and the week's best sportswriting

Also, a look inside the cold, robotic heart of Novak Djokovic.

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Jul 19th 2015, 9:30 AM

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Gigi Buffon's longevity, Daniel Bryan's future and the week's best sportswriting

Put your feet up and enjoy these long reads.

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May 17th 2015, 8:30 PM