Ricardo Blanco's Blog

Only a game: football and identity politics

  So much has happened since the Champions League Final held in Cardiff on June 3rd: the London Bridge attacks (that same night); the general election; the Grenfell Tower fire and the Finsbury Park attack. A football game… Read More

Good things about being Welsh: No. 6 – beating Germany at football, meeting Ian Rush (and becoming a father).

  Blanco, not renowned as a great footballing fan, more of a rugby man, must confess to having had a little thrill last night meeting and having a drink with Ian Rush, Liverpool and Wales footballing legend. We… Read More