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Arsenal, Arlesey and watching him play from a Vauxhall Victor: Memories of a football life with Dad

The winning entry in our 2025 writers’ competition reflects on a father and son’s football relationship. Entries are now open for the 2026 competition By Robert Dear The boy thwacked the ball against the flint wall. It ballooned back, smothered in churchyard and rotting leaves.

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