Reflections on last night’s entertaining 0-0 draw between Colombia & Portugal. Looking good for Los Cafeteros. How far can they go? ❤️⚽️🇨🇴🌍🏆

*“Football, but make it dark, dramatic and deadly”*

Enjoying this exciting Colombia side? Want to learn more about the tragic history of Los Cafeteros and their golden generation? You might like my book Narcoball: Love, Death and Football in Escobar’s Colombia. ❤️☠️⚽️🇨🇴

Enjoying this exciting Colombia side? Want to learn more about the tragic history of Los Cafeteros and their golden generation? You might like my book Narcoball: Love, Death and Football in Escobar’s Colombia. ❤️☠️⚽️🇨🇴

Tonight both the land of my mother (Colombia 🇨🇴) and of my father (England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) play their final group fixures of this 2026 FIFA World Cup. I’ll be watching both back to back, with beers and snacks and a heart full of hope. Vamos!

*“Football, but make it dark, dramatic and deadly”*

Who needs a weekend read (or listen, the audiobook versions are awesome!) or two? Treat yourself! ❤️🌍🏆⚽️🇨🇴🇦🇷

Got World Cup fever? Need a new heatwave read (or listen)? How about Narcoball, my love letter to football in my motherland of Colombia during Pablo Escobar’s reign of terror? Or Killing Maradona, that tells the story of how the beautiful game’s greatest talent was exploited?

Colombia and Argentina both top of their respective World Cup groups, qualified for the knockouts with a game spare and both with 2 wins from 2. Why not have a read about some of their chequered history, especially in the 1970s, 1980s & 1990s? ⚽️❤️🌍🏆🇨🇴🇦🇷

Game 1 of 2 tonight, hoping for an England win before I try and get a couple of hours shut eye ahead of the Colombia game (3am kick off)…

Colombia vs DR Congo - my lineup predictions for this second World Cup game for Los Cafeteros. Agree? ❤️⚽️🇨🇴🌍🏆

Enjoying the World Cup? With Messi and Argentina flying, and Colombia playing tonight, there’s no better time to check out my books Killing Maradona and Narcoball…

40 yrs ago Diego Maradona single-handedly (see what I did there?) defeated England in a World Cup quarter final in Mexico. Today, before the 2026 Argentine vintage take on Austria, I’ll be giving a free talk on El Diego at Babble, on the beach in Hove. You coming, yeah?

TOMORROW! This has almost sold out but I think still a handful of FREE tickets left - grab em now and I’ll see you tomorrow!

TOMORROW! This has almost sold out but I think still a handful of FREE tickets left - grab em now and I’ll see you tomorrow!

Readers and football fans of Brighton & Hove, have you got your FREE TICKET for this event at Babble yet? El Diego, then Argentina game. Get involved.

Tickets for this are flying! If you’re planning on coming on Monday but haven’t booked yours yet then get on it!

Father’s Day is looming - still time to get one or both of these if you’re on it!

Great win for England. 2hrs 36mins of sleep (in the spare room). And now, it’s Colombia Time!!!

Alarms are set for 02:40, but first - England!

If you want to start it tonight, the ebook is currently only 99p - or alternatively the audiobook is fantastic!

With Portugal and DR Congo drawing 1-1 there’s a huge chance for Colombia to get a real psychological (and actual) advantage at the beginning of the group stage if they can win tonight. Vamos!

After nearly 8 years, Colombia finally play again at a World Cup tonight! Even if you’re not staying up ‘til 3am to watch the game live, why not pick up my love letter to the golden generation of Los Cafeteros, Narcoball, to read during the tournament? Vamos! ❤️☠️⚽️🇨🇴

Bed made in spare room, my own personal little fan zone + screening area in the living room taking shape, snacks bought, AF beers on ice, just need to set up the projector & test it all out for the England game then get a power nap 11:30-02:30 & its Colombia time! ❤️⚽️🇨🇴🌍🏆

Gotta pick the right footy shirt for the big game, am I right?

Tickets for this are flying! If you’re planning on coming on Monday but haven’t booked yours yet then get on it!

Gotta pick the right footy shirt for the big game, am I right?

Father’s Day is looming - still time to get one or both of these if you’re on it!

I did a vid. My thoughts on Colombia, 36hrs ahead of their first World Cup group game vs Uzbekistan. ❤️⚽️🇨🇴🌍🏆

I did a vid. My thoughts on Colombia, 36hrs ahead of their first World Cup group game vs Uzbekistan. ❤️⚽️🇨🇴🌍🏆

I have a new (FREE) event to promote! Yes, I’m finally going to be live in HOVE! And at the brilliant Babble beach bar & restaurant no less. Monday 22nd June. Join me for an hour of El Diego 5-6pm, then watch Argentina vs Austria in the World Cup. www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening...

New Podcast: La Albiceleste The next podcast in our World Cup 2026 content programme covers the history and culture of the current holders - Argentina. We’re joined by Dr. @markaorton.bsky.social for this one. Listen on your preferred platform here ⬇️ linktr.ee/footyheritage

Whatever you think about a 48 game World Cup, THAT is incredible drama and what a story. Wow. Cape Verde, incredible.

My next event is FREE! Monday 22nd June @ Babble, Hove Beach. 5pm. Get your ticket on Eventbrite. Stay for a chat and a beer over the Argentina vs Austria game too?

New pod for Sunday night/Monday morning? open.spotify.com/episode/0Q6y...

Readers and football fans of Brighton & Hove, have you got your FREE TICKET for this event at Babble yet? El Diego, then Argentina game. Get involved.

I have a new (FREE) event to promote! Yes, I’m finally going to be live in HOVE! And at the brilliant Babble beach bar & restaurant no less. Monday 22nd June. Join me for an hour of El Diego 5-6pm, then watch Argentina vs Austria in the World Cup. www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening...

The FIFA World Cup in Mexico, USA & Canada kicks off tonight & it feels like never before has the intersection of football with politics, money & power been so blatant, but this is a tale as old as time. I explore those dark confluences in Killing Maradona & Narcoball. Out now.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, USA and Canada kicks off TODAY!!! Have you got your tournament reading sorted?

The FIFA World Cup in Mexico, USA & Canada kicks off tonight & it feels like never before has the intersection of football with politics, money & power been so blatant, but this is a tale as old as time. I explore those dark confluences in Killing Maradona & Narcoball. Out now.

The 2026 edition of the FIFIA World Cup kicks off in Mexico, USA and Canada TOMORROW!?! If you hurry there’s still time for you to snap up a new football book (or two?) to read during the tournament… ❤️⚽️🌍🏆🇨🇴🇦🇷 #Narcoball #KillingMaradona

Thrilled that Killing Maradona is a non-fiction pick in the Irish Times summer reading hitlist! www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

The 2026 edition of the FIFIA World Cup kicks off in Mexico, USA and Canada TOMORROW!?! If you hurry there’s still time for you to snap up a new football book (or two?) to read during the tournament… ❤️⚽️🌍🏆🇨🇴🇦🇷 #Narcoball #KillingMaradona

I am en route, see you soon Worthing!

New pod ep to listen to? This is part two of my chat with the excellent Tim Caple on Talking Sports Books, catch up on pt1 first if you haven’t already listened! open.spotify.com/episode/1pga...

TONIGHT! Still time to grab a ticket and join me and Kieran Maguire chatting Maradona, 630pm @ Waterstones Worthing, see you there!

Got your ticket yet? Still time! Join us tomorrow and get properly warmed up for the World Cup! ❤️⚽️🌍🏆🇦🇷

Can’t wait to chat all things Diego Armando Maradona with the brilliant Prof. Maguire, if you can make it to Worthing Waterstones TOMORROW then hurry and snag a ticket!

Got your ticket yet? Still time! Join us tomorrow and get properly warmed up for the World Cup! ❤️⚽️🌍🏆🇦🇷

Can’t wait to chat all things Diego Armando Maradona with the brilliant Prof. Maguire, if you can make it to Worthing Waterstones TOMORROW then hurry and snag a ticket!