Following brawls and injuries during Saturday’s Paraguay game, the BBC has, somewhat inevitably, gone back on its plans to broadcast England’s World Cup games on big screens in Liverpool and London.

This article in today’s Guardian confirms that the screenings at Clayton Square and Canada Square respectively won’t be repeated for other England games, including Thursday’s Trinidad & Tobago and next Tuesday’s Sweden games. read more »

I never promised not to blog about football.

Which was a stroke of luck, as I feel inclined to mention the Beeb’s online coverage of the World Cup. Streaming games (legally) online is a ground-breaking move indeed. read more »

Friends last night were debating whether XFM Manchester’s daytime schedule consists of five or seven songs on constant rotation. They concluded seven, after listing them all. read more »