Geezers need excitement: a history of drugs in football grounds

Violence, racism and verbal abuse are on the rise in Britain’s football grounds. Many blame cocaine. But a number of illegal drugs have been popular among fans at one time or another, with each having an impact on the atmosphere around the sport and the country. Sam Davies takes a deep dive into footy’s druggy underbelly.

In Episode One of Face-to-Face, the duo discuss mental health, social media, the toxic side of the music industry.

Simon Beckerman, founder of Gen Z’s favourite clothing platform, is entering the culinary world with an app that lets independent chefs and businesses sell food on their own terms.

Amy, Diana, Marilyn: dead famous women’s bodies are increasingly being raked over, mythologised and made tragic. When will it end?

Having just released his razor-sharp new EP, Where Dreams Go to Die, we asked the 27-year-old about Boris Johnson’s shit haircut, stand-up comedy and why he’d never be caught dead eating a London kebab. 

Elsewhere on THE FACE, discover the six best films about uni,step inside Plaster magazines Church of Harley Weir, laugh at The Little Mermaid backlash and keep it skimpy with Miss Nothing, London's hot new slutcore collective. 

This week’s newsletter is curated by Blazer Boccle, Bradford's punk-rap provocateur. Below, he recommends the best things to read, watch and listen to over the next seven days. Dig in!

Blazer Boccle - Where Dreams Go To Die

If you want to hear about a good person making bad choices but making it sound cool as fuck then go listen to my new EP, Where Dreams Go To Die!

Shameless

Shameless, because it’s the most accurate depiction of what it’s like growing up on a northern council estate. You can also watch the music video for my song Sex Pistol, because there’s horses, quads, motorbikes and booze in it. What more could you want?

I haven’t read a book since I left school, so fuck knows.