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Looking back at over 20 years as a professional, Scunthorpe United striker Deon Burton has experiences most can only dream of, and as the one-time record label owner discussed all things music he may have inadvertently mapped out a new career for himself. Read more →
Music and football bring people together and set off nostalgia like nothing else and Sky Sports News presenter and Sheffield Wednesday supporter David Garrido finds the door to these sections of his memory banks opened in an instant. Read more →
Former Sweden international Niclas Alexandersson had the honour of representing his country on 109 occasions and in two World Cups and two European Championships, however his first glimpse at life and football in England with Sheffield Wednesday remains in his affections. Read more →
There may be a revolving door for players at football clubs but there are just some who are destined to be talked about for generations, and the affection reserved for former USA midfielder and captain John Harkes at Sheffield Wednesday is more than reciprocated. Read more →
Carlisle United’s American defender Frank Simek is by now long since established in English football but there was a time when he was in the infancy of his professional career and he took a small yet very clear and rhythmic piece of home with him. 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.
