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Lawrie Hacker
Lawrie Hacker is a freelance sports writer.
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Ken Goldman
Football referee legend and commentator who helped professional youth teams
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Hollie can be the Geey force for GB
HOLLIE Geey and her Team GB golden girls celebrated title glory at the European Maccabi Games in Budapest just a few months ago.
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Why No 13 has truly been lucky for Geey
The fascinating world of football’s multi-million pound transfer business was brilliantly unravelled by Daniel Geey in his recent book Done Deal.
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Burchell is star in the USA
Adam Burchell, one of TeamGB’s gold-medal winning heroes at the 2019 Maccabi European Games, has enjoyed more success with his USA university soccer team.
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Bloom: ‘We must keep our eye on the Brexit ball'’
The football establishment will have to take a long, hard look at how Brexit will affect the professional game, if and when it kicks in.
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LeBor ready for Budapest
Hannah LeBor, 14,will be the youngest competitor in the Great Britain team at an international fencing tournament gets under way in Budapest.
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Opening defeats no problem for Lions
London Lions' season finally got off to a shaky start after manager Andy Landesberg and many of his players, returned home from their European Maccabi Games gold-medal triumph in Budapest.
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Steinberg salutes his stars
There was gold at the end of the rainbow for Team Maccabi GB under-18s as they defeated Argentina 1-0 in a thrilling junior football final in Budapest.
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Frank Steinberg salutes his Team Maccabi GB Under 18 stars
'Our 15 months of hard training and bonding worked brilliantly,' says manager after team beats Argentina 1-0 to win Gold
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Team Maccabi kids home with medals galore
Squad of 35 win 23 medals and are particularly strong in swimming and dance
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Spitzer and Seitler see off 10-man Oakwood in extra-time
Jordan Sapler was delighted to see his Hendon team complete the first leg of a season double by wresting the Cyril Anekstein Cup from the grip of arch rivals Oakwood A.
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Bookman guiding next generation
There is a new dimension to training sessions at Rowley Lane for the young players of Maccabi London Lions. Along with the usual on-the-pitch programme of ball skills, tactics and fitness, teams between the ages of ten and 15 are enjoying learning of another, little talked about element of the game — the mental factor.
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London Lions turn the tide
London Lions manager Andy Landesberg saw his team finish the year on a high note and is confident of making it an even happier New Year.
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Stokes sets his world target
Ashley Stokes is gearing up to achieve his personal best performance at this year’s World Championship of Ping Pong.
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Tributes to a cricket and football master
Mike Barnard, who has died at the age of 85, was a star player for Portsmouth FC and Hampshire Cricket Club in the 1950s
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Jamie Chapman on the road to make history
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