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  • Gordon Ramsay: Why I Love The Beautiful Game

    Gordon Ramsay: Why I Love The Beautiful Game
    Jun 24 2026
    Gordon Ramsay is one of the world's leading chefs and is cosy with with all corners of high society. He's friends with David Beckham, he's played soccer with Diego Maradona and he's cooked for Pele. In the latest episode of The Athletic's 'Why I Love The Beautiful Game' World Cup series, Ramsay opens up about how close he came to making it as a soccer professional and why his two biggest loves in life overlap.

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    13 mins
  • Wagner Moura: Why I Love The Beautiful Game

    Wagner Moura: Why I Love The Beautiful Game
    Jun 19 2026
    You know Wagner Moura from his starring roles portraying Pablo Escobar in Narcos and and The Secret Agent. What you may not know is his love of soccer. The first Brazilian actor to win or be nominated in his category at the Golden Globes, Moura is a life-long soccer obsessive. In the latest episode from The Athletic's 'Why I Love The Beautiful Game' series, Moura tells us why his first memories are not of movies, but of watching soccer back in his home town of Bahia.

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    9 mins
  • Tom Hiddleston: Why I Love The Beautiful Game

    Tom Hiddleston: Why I Love The Beautiful Game
    Jun 17 2026

    Tom Hiddleston love for soccer has run alongside his acting career, but long since preceded it. It all started with watching England compete at the European Championship in 1996 and later turned into a love affair with Arsenal when he moved to North London to study acting more than 25 years ago.


    In the latest of The Athletic's 'Why I Love The Beautiful Game' World Cup series, the Marvel actor discusses why he's feeling bullish about England's chances this summer - particularly under new head coach Thomas Tuchel.

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    10 mins
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