Why the derby is better on the radio
The commentator, the static, and the man selling sunflower seeds behind the goal.
September 7, 2026
Hàng Đẫy at seventy: a letter to an old ground
Wooden benches, a scoreboard turned by hand, and the best bánh mì cart in the city.
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The referee shortage nobody wants to talk about
Forty matches a season are now run by officials with less than two years’ experience.