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Columns from David Hepworth on why World Cups don’t count, Alex Timperley on football foodbanks and Emma Atkins sounds off on the unregulated world of e-sports coaching. Leaving Andy Afford to write about the intoxicating celebrity world of Pickleball.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pitch Magazine Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56489168437579,"sku":"2","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/8608\/2891\/files\/2.webp?v=1770841513"},{"product_id":"issue-12-digital","title":"Issue 12 (Digital)","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a Lions summer upon us, there’s a healthy amount of rugby union in this Issue. Across the oval-shaped ball sport’s 20 featured pages, we visit the ‘ups’ of the game’s biggest party in Hong Kong for the Sevens, before speaking to England rugby’s latest debutant Henry Pollock – a seven himself, the back-row version. And the ‘unders’ Championship clubs face where the sport’s cauliflower-eared approach to off- field proceedings can feel just as bruising as those on it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI urge you to explore Flanders with Gaëtan Flamme, whose award-winning cycling photography captures a region where the two-wheeled sport is worshipped above all else. His portfolio starts on page 76.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLet me also highlight Paul Simpson’s gathering of some of the brightest minds in cricket (page 58), more specifically the Indian Premier League, to truly understand why this once-timeless tradition played in cable-knit jumpers and leather-buckle pads has evolved into the world’s fastest-growing team sport.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd golf, amongst other chapter-defining moments shoring up the back section, Rory McIlroy’s donning of the green jacket feels as significant as any. And appears on page 86. As for Justin Rose, gallant in Masters defeat, a reminder that in sport virtue is found not in winning, but in how we lose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs always, enjoy your favourite magazine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pitch Magazine Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56539609661771,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/8608\/2891\/files\/12158_mock_up_of_pitch_issue-12_for_website_square-01.webp?v=1770842127"},{"product_id":"issue-11-digital","title":"Issue 11 (Digital)","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn what is the longest feature (13,000 words, or thereabouts) to ever appear in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePitch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Paul Simpson’s careful curation of lower league CEOs’ dropping of the curtain on how they run their respective businesses is as terrifying as it is insightful. In the most revealing detail, it sets out the owners’ appetite for losing money – and how much appetite for how much money – as the benchmark for being in the ownership game. And it starts in the millions. All of that is offset by an almost juvenile ambition to compete within their division and beyond. It’s brilliant; across 20 pages. And it all starts on page 48.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElsewhere, the spotlight falls on two emerging superstars of sport.\u003cbr\u003eIn darts’ Luke ‘The Nuke’ Littler and Harry ‘The Hook’ Brook in cricket. Both of these longer reads will tell you things you don’t already know about two men with greatness already within their respective grasp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd finally, Nick Compton is not only a former England opening bat, he’s also a skilled photographer. His personal walkthrough of what is a fantastic portfolio is another feature filled with anecdotes and insight. Find it on page 86.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnjoy your favourite magazine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pitch Magazine Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56550293897547,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/8608\/2891\/files\/12157_pitch_cover_page.webp?v=1770842073"},{"product_id":"issue-10-digital","title":"Issue 10 (Digital)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaybe it’s just me, but I can think of any number of revered attacking partnerships in football, but no famous midfield pairings whatsoever. Not a one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor every Harry Kane \u0026amp; Heung-min Son, Sutton \u0026amp; Shearer, or Saint \u0026amp; Greavsie (one for the kids) I can think of no duos sharing the bossing of the middle of the park.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy contrast, there are any number of revered three-and- four-man midfields. From Spain and Barcelona’s all-conquering Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets to United’s Giggs, Keane, Scholes and Beckham. But not one hunting pair. Unless you think different, obviously?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaybe that will change in the emergence of Cole Palmer and Jude Bellingham? In these young. \u003c\/span\u003emen England have two players that break the mould in nearly every respect. Be sure to read Paul Simpson’s thought-provoking cover feature on page 36. It’s particularly insightful, especially in the context of yours truly drawing a blank for references.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the wider ‘stuff’, make sure you give Kabaddi a read (page 74). Was fun to write. And also, please make your way in the direction of Sam Cooper’s interview with F1 Drive to Survive TV series’ breakout star, Guenther Steiner (page 46). Disappointingly, not as much swearing as you might expect from the Italian team principal. But it’s still good, nonetheless.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnjoy your magazine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pitch Magazine Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56550381420875,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/8608\/2891\/files\/Untitled_design_66.webp?v=1770842022"},{"product_id":"issue-9-digital","title":"Issue 9 (Digital)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou’ll have noticed a tweak to the cover of this issue. It serves to reflect Pep Guardiola’s standing in world sport, and his place within the world’s favourite game. Written by Paul Simpson, it captures the driving factors in the City manager’s rise to greatness. It’s on page 36 as a must-read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; \"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElsewhere, sport-wise, there’s quite the spread. The nuts and bolts of 3D-printed golf clubs (page 12), as it were. We’ve a couple of excellent tennis features (pages 48 and 64), and we finish off with everyone’s favourite sporting villain, the ‘bent referee’. That’s to be found on page 98.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; \"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs ever, the illustrated work is simply tremendous. Never looking better than in the drawings of iconic swimmers, starting on page 28.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; \"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd finally, after much cajoling (more like bullying), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePitch \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eart director, Sam Bowles revisits his own professional photography archive. It starts on page 76. 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