Sometimes printed on pink or green newspaper, it would contain the results of that afternoon’s games, with a small match report and updated league tables.

And, for lifelong Tottenham Hotspur supporter Steve, it helped inspire him on the path to a career in journalism.

He worked his way from local newspapers to working for BBC News and Channel 4 News — sandwiched between helping launch The Independent.

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