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After injuring her ACL, Laura Holden says she was neglected by Aberdeen.
She tells me her mental health was ‘destroyed’ and worries that others in women’s football may be facing similar.
For @guardian_sport, Holden reflects on a difficult two years.
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Harry Kane was never meant to be a ‘superstar’. By modern football standards and compared to Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal, he is not.
By winning the Ballon d’Or, Kane has taken the crown. Mbappe and Yamal, who perhaps ‘need’ it more, will have to wait.
jackimmcrae.com/2026/10/28/h…
Man City, Messi and Ronaldo stole headlines over break, but Mikel Merino quietly delivered again for Spain.
With injuries mounting, Mikel Arteta might have to turn to the auxiliary forward.
It seems ridiculous, but maybe we should no longer be surprised.
jackimmcrae.com/2026/10/10/a…
It isn't enough to let a transfer window run its course.
From journalists to ITKs to news aggregators, there are an inconceivable number of sources producing information every second.
We all lap up each update, dopamine hit and bomba – the truth blurred.
jackimmcrae.com/2026/08/10/n…
As Mexico and South Africa prepare to kick off another World Cup, I went back over my history dissertation from 2022.
I looked at how the tournament in 2010 helped fuel xenophobia in the country and the failures of FIFA.
16 years on, little has changed.
jackimmcrae.com/2026/06/11/h…
I wrote this in the early hours of Monday morning in an empty Oslo airport.
I reflected on an intense weekend of highs and lows in Budapest.
I was distraught when #AFC lost the #UCL final, but the joyous reality remains: Arsenal are champions of England.jackimmcrae.com/2026/06/03/t…
Champions League final for the Arsenal. #AFC
This is a little self-indulgent and very personal but it's been a long old time for me and Arsenal: from apartheid to Budapest, from Swindon to Soweto and somehow ending up here, in Hungary for the Champions League final tonight, with my son @jackimmcrae
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This week I watched cricket. Ben Aitchison and Wayne Madsen shared a record-breaking partnership at Lord's to lead Derbyshire to victory over Middlesex.
It was a great display and demonstrated how good long-form cricket is, even if it is being neglected.
jackimmcrae.com/2026/05/22/t…
This week I watched table tennis. Marty Supreme may have been the sport’s main talking point earlier this year, but China’s men’s defeat to Sweden on Sunday was a shock.
Elsewhere, China’s women were flawless and there was disappointment for England.
jackimmcrae.com/2026/05/05/t…
This week I watched Aussie Rules. Australians may seem as if they are taking over London, but they have been playing sport in the capital for almost four decades.
The @NthLondonLions have built a special community and play a sport that is a joy to watch.
jackimmcrae.com/2026/04/21/t…
