Ex-USA international defender Alexi Lalas was thrust onto the global stage in the 1994 World Cup and the ensuing tale has been more sustained, eventful and rambunctious than could ever have been foreseen, with Serie A, his own PlayStation game, the biggest signing in US soccer history and an undying music love providing just some of the sub-plots. READ MORE »
Revered as a Holte End hero in his distinguished Premier League days with boyhood club Aston Villa, ex-midfielder and leisure time DJ Ian Taylor is creating a buzz with his own brand of audio products, a far cry from the days when he couldn’t afford to buy records! READ MORE »
With 148 international caps for Mexico, two World Cup campaigns and a Bundesliga title included on his CV, Chicago Fire’s Pável Pardo has been in a fair amount of pre-game dressing rooms, and the sound choices of one of his current colleagues is striking a chord for the midfielder. READ MORE »
A former France Under-21 international, ex-Southampton and Crystal Palace winger Léandre Griffit has had spells in Sweden, Belgium and Major League Soccer, sampling music from numerous cultures that certainly make for an interesting alternative to his ex-Saints manager’s Edinburgh tones! READ MORE »
As midfield enforcer, time as captain and now Community Manager to name but three, Megan Harris has been with Lincoln Ladies since the club’s inception and she is one of the contributory factors to the unashamedly brazen soundtrack running through the team! READ MORE »
If you want a change from some of the usual football sites then this one is definitely something different. Where else do you get a World Cup Final captain revealing that he's a fan of Coldplay's latest album?!
Beats & Rhymes FC is an idea I had while writing articles for SHUSH! as part of my final year at Sheffield Hallam University where I studied Journalism (2008-2011).
Two of my biggest loves are football and music and this site talks to current and ex-pro footballers about their favourite artists/bands, teammates' music tastes, pre-match tunes, all of it! There is also on-field talk with the players as well as discussion about anything interesting related to them.
My other music articles and general football pieces are also on here, as well as interviews with people from a range of other subject areas.
As for the site's name, well it's meant to be light-hearted...
Chris Brookes
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