Combining my twin passions of football and semiotics, a great article from Jonathan Liew about the use of the English Cross of St George flag, sport and politics. And bang on topic at this conference on Linguistic Landscapes!. #LL16 #JonathanLiew

Pundits’ showy partisanship reflects football’s embrace of fan-centric populism | Jonathan Liew The coverage of Manchester United’s win over Lyon last week was just the latest sign that fandom is consuming everything

Jonathan Liew always gets it! "Fletcher, Savage and Ferdinand are not merely passive observers of the process. They are not simply commentators but protagonists [and have] the power not simply to witness events but to generate them." #jonathanliew #football www.theguardian.com/football/202...?