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And in 1951, there was light on Arsenal’s pitch
The match finished Arsenal 3-2 Glasgow Rangers. There were 62,000 in attendance, and the date was October 17, 1951. If it looks both surreal and completely normal, that’s because there are two senses of novelty at play, for the crowd and for a fan in 2013. At the time, this was only the second match at Highbury that Arsenal played under floodlights. The scene is complete film noir, which - after a little digging - revealed that there’s a film from a 1939 called The Arsenal Stadium Mystery. This match also confirmed a long-standing friendly relationship between Rangers and Arsenal. No camera crews. No advertisements. Just fans and football. [Click for high-res. via Reddit]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/1ad8d5f63c412c9e8685eddcedb86deb/tumblr_mnliyqzyUq1qaznnlo1_500.jpg)
And in 1951, there was light on Arsenal’s pitch
The match finished Arsenal 3-2 Glasgow Rangers. There were 62,000 in attendance, and the date was October 17, 1951. If it looks both surreal and completely normal, that’s because there are two senses of novelty at play, for the crowd and for a fan in 2013. At the time, this was only the second match at Highbury that Arsenal played under floodlights. The scene is complete film noir, which - after a little digging - revealed that there’s a film from a 1939 called The Arsenal Stadium Mystery. This match also confirmed a long-standing friendly relationship between Rangers and Arsenal. No camera crews. No advertisements. Just fans and football. [Click for high-res. via Reddit]
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And in 1951, there was light on Arsenal’s pitch
The match finished Arsenal 3-2 Glasgow Rangers. There were 62,000 in attendance, and the date was October 17, 1951. If it looks both surreal and completely normal, that’s because there are two senses of novelty at play, for the crowd and for a fan in 2013. At the time, this was only the second match at Highbury that Arsenal played under floodlights. The scene is complete film noir, which - after a little digging - revealed that there’s a film from a 1939 called The Arsenal Stadium Mystery. This match also confirmed a long-standing friendly relationship between Rangers and Arsenal. No camera crews. No advertisements. Just fans and football. [Click for high-res. via Reddit]
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I find it such a beautiful dance. I want to learn. :’( #tango (Taken with Instagram)
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Art on the streets: the beauty of futsal
“Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.” – Frederic Chopin
Throughout the history of this beautiful game we have seen the rise and fall of many magnificent and effective playing styles. Football, more than any other sport, transcends the confines and barriers that culture has placed on it and transformed into an art form. This becomes earth-shatteringly evident when you look at the bodies of work of some of the greats, when they step out on to the pitch they are no longer athletes, but artists. At any given time, football has been played by individuals and teams with distinct and varied attitudes towards how the game we love should look. A football style can define a generation of players, and ultimately lead nations to the edge of glory.
We are completely and utterly spoiled as football fans today, as on any given day of the week we can watch a wide spectrum of renditions of people’s opinions on how they define the game. Within England’s Premier League alone you can see possession play of Swansea and Arsenal, change the channel to the archetypical British match when Stoke play Bolton… in the rain… and the mud… and the blood. This diversity is a by-product of how widespread and popular the sport has become.
