EPISODE · Sep 16, 2023 · 23 MIN
Soften Up Hard Lad
from Not by the Playbook · host BBC World Service
England played Scotland this week to celebrate the 150th anniversary of football's oldest international fixture. As is tradition when England play away, sections of Hampden Park in Glasgow were adorned with the flag of St George. For the diehard fans they're a display of patriotism, but for artist Corbin Shaw they're the basis of his work. Instead of displaying the names of English football teams, Corbin's flags have phrases like "Soften up, hard lad" as he aims to challenge the sports aggressively macho culture. He's been telling us about how his families life-long love of Sheffield United has inspired his work Peter Gould, a businessman from England went on holiday to Jamaica and fell in love with the island and it's people. So Peter moved there and invested his time and money into creating the Mount Pleasant football academy. The senior first team won the Jamaican top flight title and recently sold Trivante Stewart to Salernitana this becoming the first Jamaican to play in Serie A.What if exercise could lead to reductions in carbon emissions? Sounds impossible? Well the The EcoAthletes Cup did just that at college campuses across the United States. Every step, stroke or lap completed by students was converted into "environmental currency" and invested in projects to remove carbon from the atmosphere. Clemson University in South Carolina were the overall winners, their captain was rower Anna KlenkeWith the Rugby World Cup in full flow you might have had your interest in the game piqued... And like many, you may be unfamiliar with some of the terminology used in the game. Or indeed wondering where they come from?! Well Sportshour's very own Caroline Barker has been speaking to Simon Horobin, Professor of English at Oxford University about flankers and scrums(Image: "Soften Up Hard Lad" by artist Corbyn Shaw)
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England played Scotland this week to celebrate the 150th anniversary of football's oldest international fixture. As is tradition when England play away, sections of Hampden Park in Glasgow were adorned with the flag of St George. For the diehard fans they're a display of patriotism, but for artist Corbin Shaw they're the basis of his work. Instead of displaying the names of English football teams, Corbin's flags have phrases like "Soften up, hard lad" as he aims to challenge the sports aggressively macho culture. He's been telling us about how his families life-long love of Sheffield United has inspired his work Peter Gould, a businessman from England went on holiday to Jamaica and fell in love with the island and it's people. So Peter moved there and invested his time and money into creating the Mount Pleasant football academy. The senior first team won the Jamaican top flight title and recently sold Trivante Stewart to Salernitana this becoming the first Jamaican to play in Serie A.What if exercise could lead to reductions in carbon emissions? Sounds impossible? Well the The EcoAthletes Cup did just that at college campuses across the United States. Every step, stroke or lap completed by students was converted into "environmental currency" and invested in projects to remove carbon from the atmosphere. Clemson University in South Carolina were the overall winners, their captain was rower Anna KlenkeWith the Rugby World Cup in full flow you might have had your interest in the game piqued... And like many, you may be unfamiliar with some of the terminology used in the game. Or indeed wondering where they come from?! Well Sportshour's very own Caroline Barker has been speaking to Simon Horobin, Professor of English at Oxford University about flankers and scrums(Image: "Soften Up Hard Lad" by artist Corbyn Shaw)
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