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Bradford City striker Aaron McLean comes from a family where music is a cornerstone, and just as his career has progressed significantly since his non-league days so too has his listening range, although a spot is reserved for an old favourite. Read more →
Since striker Craig Mackail-Smith made the step into the Football League six years ago his penalty area prowess has made him a household name but music gave the Brighton & Hove Albion man the chance for some brief anonymity in amongst some festival revellers. Read more →
Peterborough United striker Tyrone Barnett took League Two by storm before his first foray into the Championship late last season, and with his aim for more goals having him looking to the future he is finding a way to take it back to the old school via his music. Read more →
Peterborough United’s Gabriel Zakuani has battled to be a success in football, while in a different arena some of his long-time friends have too, as they now feature firmly amongst the premier names of homegrown music. Read more →
Back in March of this year I spoke to frontman Leon McKenzie as he began to delve into making music and now seven months on, the ex-Premier League forward is savouring the twilight of his days on the pitch while being invigorated by his ever-developing singing venture. Read more →
Beyond the dance-move celebrations and the headphone-clad player stepping off the team bus, lies a whole world connecting football and music. Beats & Rhymes FC tells the stories of how a song lights the fuse on match day, how bands and artists colourise a player's life outside the game, and how music itself can bond an entire team.
The nostalgia of a first album, the weakness in the knees before an initiation song, or even those who've swapped the stadium for the studio. Since 2011, the performers and the personalities from all around the men's and women's game have stepped into this arena to share their soundtrack and more. The features also cover career talk, the teammates, the memories and the lessons learned from a life in this magical game.
