Northern Ireland’s soccer season pretty much peaks tonight, at least in terms of public interest, as Barcelona take on Derry City, in a match set up by John Hume to raise funds (Spanish coverage with Google translation). Derry are getting major international attention as a result of such games. The only match likely to have a comparable attendance until next year’s friendlies has already happened. It’s all a bit depressing, don’t you think?
update Tue 1330 : idunnomeself prompted me to dig out DCAL’s proposals for improving the game in NI (pdf), now adopted by the ‘men in blazers’.
Mick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
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