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Chris Birchall interview: Vale’s Soca Warrior takes it back to basics

by Christian BrookesPosted onFebruary 17, 2014February 4, 2018

Following his exploits in Major League Soccer and an unforgettable World Cup in an eight-year international career with Trinidad & Tobago, Port Vale midfielder Chris Birchall has a vast appreciation of different cultures, but his trusted team initiation song choice…

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Ashley Vincent interview: Vale forward in an ‘N.Y. State Of Mind’

by Christian BrookesPosted onSeptember 15, 2012September 15, 2012

  A move from Colchester United this summer may now mean that the success Port Vale forward Ashley Vincent is targeting is in Burslem, but when it comes to music and memories New York City is a golden destination in…

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Ian Taylor interview: From the wheels of steel to the best beats in town for ex-Villa idol

by Christian BrookesPosted onMay 9, 2012May 9, 2012

  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…

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Marc Richards interview: Music memories of Ewood for Vale captain

by Christian BrookesPosted onSeptember 24, 2011April 7, 2012

An all-time Ibiza classic still works the magic for Port Vale’s striker and captain Marc Richards, although it’s the start of his professional career at Blackburn Rovers rather than the White Isle itself that the tune evokes memories of.

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A Beats & Rhymes FC message from Germany midfielder Julia Simic

Beyond just the dance celebrations and headphone-clad emergences from a team bus on match day, there is a whole world more connecting football and music. Beats & Rhymes FC tells the stories of how a song lights the fuse for a player, how bands and artists colourise their lives 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 personalities from all around the men’s and women’s game have shared their soundtrack, along with career talk, teammates, memories and lessons learned from a life in the sport.

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