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| Our favourite things online this week: from Novak Djokovic to Real Madrid | |
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| Thanks for all your comments and suggestions on our last blog | Thanks for all your comments and suggestions on our last blog |
| 1) The French Open in the rain with Novak Djokovic | 1) The French Open in the rain with Novak Djokovic |
| Is there a more likeable guy in sport than Novak Djokovic? Well, Gaël Monfils and Laurent Lokoli gave him a run for his money this week with their impromptu dance battle at Roland Garros. | Is there a more likeable guy in sport than Novak Djokovic? Well, Gaël Monfils and Laurent Lokoli gave him a run for his money this week with their impromptu dance battle at Roland Garros. |
| 2) Counting down to the World Cup | 2) Counting down to the World Cup |
| Christopher Vaneeathan is counting down to the World Cup every day on his Instagram page by posting pictures that recall some memorable moments from past tournaments. So far he has featured Roger Milla's swinging hips, Roberto Baggio's heartache and Laurent Blanc kissing Fabien Barthez on the head: | Christopher Vaneeathan is counting down to the World Cup every day on his Instagram page by posting pictures that recall some memorable moments from past tournaments. So far he has featured Roger Milla's swinging hips, Roberto Baggio's heartache and Laurent Blanc kissing Fabien Barthez on the head: |
| 3) Football's deadliest fans | 3) Football's deadliest fans |
| Paulo Cesar Cunha is the president of Inferno Coral, which, depending on your point of view, is either a football fan club or a dangerous gang of lower-class hooligans. The Brazilian police do not think much of Cunha and his friends: "When I leave the stadium, I hold my phone like this," he told James Young of Rolling Stone. "I see the police watching me, and I say come on, hit me | Paulo Cesar Cunha is the president of Inferno Coral, which, depending on your point of view, is either a football fan club or a dangerous gang of lower-class hooligans. The Brazilian police do not think much of Cunha and his friends: "When I leave the stadium, I hold my phone like this," he told James Young of Rolling Stone. "I see the police watching me, and I say come on, hit me |
| if you want. I'm filming you. And I won't put it down until I get to my | if you want. I'm filming you. And I won't put it down until I get to my |
| car. It's how I defend myself." A lot will be written Brazil's social division and the wisdom or madness of inviting Fifa into the country, but few commentators will tell this story as well as the fans interviewed in this article. | car. It's how I defend myself." A lot will be written Brazil's social division and the wisdom or madness of inviting Fifa into the country, but few commentators will tell this story as well as the fans interviewed in this article. |
| 4) Printstant Replays' World Cup T-shirts | 4) Printstant Replays' World Cup T-shirts |
| Do yourself a favour and peruse this fine collection of World Cup T-shirts from Printstant Replays: | Do yourself a favour and peruse this fine collection of World Cup T-shirts from Printstant Replays: |
| 5) Blackwash and Me | 5) Blackwash and Me |
| Ronald McIntosh – whose Bodyshot boxing podcast has featured in previous editions of this column – presents this BBC 5 Live documentary about the the West Indies' tour of England in 1984. McIntosh has spoken to players, fans and broadcasters to tell this important and complex story. When the West Indies arrived in 1984, Margaret Thatcher was midway through her premiership and Britain was learning how to cope with second-generation immigrants. The cricket played that summer was fascinating, but this is also a story about politics, culture, immigration and race relations. McIntosh tells it well. | Ronald McIntosh – whose Bodyshot boxing podcast has featured in previous editions of this column – presents this BBC 5 Live documentary about the the West Indies' tour of England in 1984. McIntosh has spoken to players, fans and broadcasters to tell this important and complex story. When the West Indies arrived in 1984, Margaret Thatcher was midway through her premiership and Britain was learning how to cope with second-generation immigrants. The cricket played that summer was fascinating, but this is also a story about politics, culture, immigration and race relations. McIntosh tells it well. |
| 6) World Cup posters by Cristiano Siqueria | 6) World Cup posters by Cristiano Siqueria |
| The graphic artist Cristiano Siqueira has designed 32 World Cup 2014 posters for ESPN. They are wonderful, but if you would like to express your own artistic side, feel free to create your own designs and share them with us through our GuardianWitness app. | The graphic artist Cristiano Siqueira has designed 32 World Cup 2014 posters for ESPN. They are wonderful, but if you would like to express your own artistic side, feel free to create your own designs and share them with us through our GuardianWitness app. |
| 7) Real Madrid fans celebrating at the Bernabéu | 7) Real Madrid fans celebrating at the Bernabéu |
| We all saw the euphoric scenes at the Estádio da Luz last Saturday night, but this video captures the view from within the Santiago Bernabéu when Sergio Ramos headed in Real Madrid's equaliser in the Champions League final. | We all saw the euphoric scenes at the Estádio da Luz last Saturday night, but this video captures the view from within the Santiago Bernabéu when Sergio Ramos headed in Real Madrid's equaliser in the Champions League final. |
| 8) World Cup 2014 injury table | 8) World Cup 2014 injury table |
| Don't choose your fantasy team or place any bets on the World Cup's top scorer before to consult this fitness table by Physio Room. | |
| 9) The story of every World Cup | 9) The story of every World Cup |
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| everyone has 15 spare hours to watch the history of every World Cup | everyone has 15 spare hours to watch the history of every World Cup |
| from 1930 until 2010. But for those of you without a job or a social | from 1930 until 2010. But for those of you without a job or a social |
| life, this BBC series is a must. | life, this BBC series is a must. |