24 June 2019
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Jamie Carragher – the best manager football will never have
Jamie Carragher was one of those footballers I always hoped would see out his playing days at Burnley – or ‘Bairnleigh’, as he pronounces it. And I reckoned that once he had clocked a couple of... Continue4 June 2019
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Now that’s what I call a relation spéciale
Poor old Theresa May goes to Washington, does a bit of involuntary hand-holding with Donald Trump, and gets enduringly hammered for it. Emmanuel Macron goes beyond handholding to virtual full-on sno... Continue3 May 2018
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Interviews with Mayweather (2014) and McGregor (2015)
Well, as hype went, it went well. Look at pretty much any major news site around the world and the Mayweather-McGregor fight is trending, and both men are standing by for a massive flow of cash into t... Continue27 August 2017
Posted by Alastair Campbell
A tribute to (and long interview with) the Living Legend that is Usain Bolt
Well, that was a day of unwanted outcomes on the sporting front ... Burnley's 'friendly' against Hanover abandoned because of German thuggery ... and somewhat more significantly, Usain Bolt failing to... Continue6 August 2017
Posted by Alastair Campbell
A tribute to (and long interview with) the great Mo Farah
Sometimes, as I moan and groan about backache, Brexit, or Burnley selling Michael Keane, I perhaps overlook just how blessed I am. To quote the fantastic Hebridean band Skipinnish 'feel the wonder of ... Continue5 August 2017
Posted by Alastair Campbell
For heaven’s sake bring back standing at football – an issue no longer being decided by logic
It was not just the third away win in a week that made Burnley's trip to Brentford so enjoyable last night. Nor was it merely that the 3-1 victory was secured by first half goals from Scott Arfield, ... Continue16 January 2016
Posted by Alastair Campbell
20 December 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
An ancient city of hatred with romance at its heart
A guest blog from my son Calum, fellow football fanatic and fellow football romantic. Anyone who has ever driven into Marseille from the North side of town should have an inkling of what the city is ... Continue22 September 2015
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Alastair Campbell is a writer, communicator and strategist best known for his role as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s spokesman, press secretary and director of communications and strategy. Still active in politics and campaigns in Britain and overseas, he now splits his time between writing, speaking, broadcasting, charities and consultancy.