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FWA Interview: Graham Hunter
BARCELONA PLAYERS SEE SPEAKING TO THE PRESS AS PART OF THEIR DUTY says award-winning football writer Graham HunterBy CHRISTOPHER DAVIES
IT WAS the proudest moment of Graham Hunter’s career as Glenn Moore, chairman of the Football Writers’ Association’s books committee, announced that his ‘Barca: The Making Of The Greatest Team In The World’ had been chosen as the football book of the year at the British Sports Book Awards 2013.
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FWA Interview: Geoff Shreeves
‘My job is to ask questions – nobody is interested in my opinions’ – Geoff ShreevesBy CHRISTOPHER DAVIES
SIR ALEX FERGUSON may not have allowed Geoff Shreeves the last word on his final game at Old Trafford, but the Sky Sports interviewer always has the first word.
A familiar face of the station, Shreeves has been with Sky Sports since 1992, the first season of the Premier League. It can be a thankless task, a no-win job. Ask soft questions and you are accused of avoiding the main issue, ask about a manager’s future and it’s insensitive. Criticised for ...
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BALE HUMBLED TO JOIN FWA “LEGENDS”
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Tottenham midfielder Gareth Bale revealed he felt humbled to have taken his place among the "legends" of the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year.
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