It started in October 1994 after a match in the relatively new Premier League. Mark Perryman and myself, friends and activists in the recently defunct British Communist Party, were in the habit of reciprocating hospitality after each of the fixtures … Continue reading
This Sunday, 7 September 2014, sees the return of 3sided football, originally conceived by artist Asger Jorn and now taking firm hold in the London scene. This year, however, things are stepping up a notch with the launch of the … Continue reading
After twenty years, Philosophy Football FC has put aside its 11-a-side playing commitments – although it may sporadically return for special events, even the odd cup-tie – in order to focus on the burgeoning 3sided phenomenon, which our club has … Continue reading
A report by Philosophy Football goalkeeper Kadeem Simmonds appears in today’s Morning Star. You can read it here. There will be more words and photos from this fantastic event to follow – keep checking in!
3sided football, the brainchild of the Danish Situationist Asger Jorn, has grown rapidly over the last couple of years, with tournaments in matches as far apart as Colombia, Spain, Turkey, Lithuania and the United Kingdom. In Spain, Philosophy Football played … Continue reading
With the current attempts of the ‘Bitter Together’ campaign to scare and frighten the Scottish public into remaining a part of the UK resulting in a spectacular reversal of fortune and a significant narrowing of the gap in the opinion … Continue reading
Where should you start when choosing your favourite 13 albums of 2013? No doubt many wouldn’t start with No Doubt, but perhaps with Foals (with what could be their finest album to date). Or another superb release from Kurt Vile. … Continue reading
The close of each year sees a slew of ‘best of’ lists from critics. Here’s my personal top ten, in descending order: 10. The Hunt (dir. Thomas Vinterberg) I saw The Hunt in December, when lists of ‘films of the … Continue reading
Earlier this month Alan Rusbridger, the editor of the Guardian, the British newspaper which has been publishing Edward Snowden’s revelations of state spying revelations by the NSA and GCHQ, was quizzed by the Home Affairs select committee. At one point … Continue reading
This weekend’s Philosophy Football tour to Istanbul, the club’s twentieth, was an extraordinary success and I can honestly say it was one of the most momentous events in the 18-year history of the club. We were invited to participate in … Continue reading
In 2006 David Peace wrote the outstanding The Damned Utd, which fictionalised Brian Clough’s calamitous 44-day reign at Leeds United. Now he brings his unique writing style to the legendary Bill Shankly in Red or Dead. There are already many … Continue reading
Press Release Three-sided football, invented by the Danish situationist philosopher Asger Jorn, comes to London on Saturday May 4 in the biggest tournament of its kind in the UK. Co-hosted by the Deptford Three Sided League, which organises a regular … Continue reading
The controversy which has engulfed Paolo Di Canio, the new Sunderland manager, has taken many Italians by surprise. In extreme cases, some have even attempted to turn the accusation of ‘intolerance’ on to his critics. His views are his private … Continue reading
In season 1981/82 my brother and I were taken to watch an established First Division team take on Bobby Robson’s Ipswich Town. The grand total for the ‘match-day experience’ was a mere £6.35 (£2.75 for an adult ticket, £1.50 each … Continue reading
2012. Wow. One of the greatest ever Olympic Games, a nail-biting Tour de France, an edge-of-the-seat Premier League title … and the return of Dallas to our screens. Lurking just below this year of incredible achievements – and Dallas – … Continue reading