North V South Match holds his head with the players of “overseas” | football

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It may not have been a coincidence (it was) that the announcement of a risen football game in North took place against South so quickly after Newcastle defeated a team with 2-1 in the Wembley Cup final. This is exactly what happened in the FA Cup showpiece from Arsenal from 1932, a game that became known as North V South Final and aroused interest that even George V had appeared. In fact, the first fans from Tyneside arrived more than two days before the kick -off and reached Wembley shortly after midnight, according to Guardian “comfortable for the night under a hedge in the Harrow Road”.

The English used to love a good regional struggle. Over the Years the Guardian and Observer Have Reported on North V South Contests in Lacrosse, Hockey, Water Polo, Rugby Union (“International Matches Apart, there is no game that arouses so much interest in the football world”, we wrote in 1896), Golf, Draughts (Held at Least Twice, in 1901 and 1911), Bridge (hero Annually through the 1930s Until was got in the way) and Chess (in 1905, Played by Post Rather Than Personal). Cricket was an early and enthusiastic adopter who played the game in 1817 and kept him running until 1961. Since then, a few half -hearted resurrections have been tried.

And now it's back! Uh to speak in a way! With a few half retired footballers! On June 1st “Some of the best talents that have moved to the shirts of the largest clubs on both sides of the north-south gap” (name TBC, Subs PLS definition of “Finest”) will be in the valley in the valley, the home of Charlton, with the side of the south of Robbie Fowler. “This has been an idea for the creation for several years,” said Fowler. “It is a great concept that I hope that everyone will come back.”

The official announcement said that the game was “guaranteed to be a very entertaining and fascinating competition”, and this can be true, although there may be nothing as entertaining or fascinating as the definition of the organizers from someone from north or southern England. Fowler indicated that something had gone wrong when he said about his team selection that he “had already gone overseas and looked at a few players”. Um, overseas? Reuters also reported that the players “either roots in the north or south of England [be] adopted icons ”.

It seems entertaining and fascinating that the idea from the spirit of Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly could have arisen. “Ultimately, I hope that the Premier League will take a small lesson from American sports and really find out why we don't do a tournament with the lower four sports teams. Why is there no all-star game?” The American said in 2022.

So we are here. And hey, it couldn't be that bad. On the positive side, at least nobody recorded Boelelly's proposal for a “tournament with the lower sports teams”. If the larger trophy continues to expand, it will end up there.

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