About me
South London born. Still building, still driving, still turning up on matchday.
I’m Mohamed Sheikh. This is the personal side: the trips, the cars, the football, the training and the things I make.

The threads
- London
- Born here, from South London, still here. Most of what follows starts from a postcode south of the river.
- Software
- I build software for a living and have done for over a decade — the sort of systems a lot of people use without ever thinking about them. I run my own company too, so the business side is mine as well.
- Cars
- Currently a BMW M440i xDrive; before that a 420i. I have driven a Porsche 911 GT3 RS, and I once drove to Amsterdam rather than fly — that trip is on the journal.
- Arsenal
- Arsenal, without negotiation. I have turned up on AFTV more than once, which is either a credential or a confession depending on who you ask.
- Boxing & the gym
- I train boxing and I like the gym. It is the part of the week that has nothing to do with a screen.
- Travel
- Paris, Amsterdam, Dubai, Turkey — solo, with friends, with family. A camera usually comes along.
Stamps
One for every place on the map, in the order I got there. The map itself is on the homepage.
Passport · issued London
14 stamps · tap one for the story
Grounds
Football stadiums I have actually stood in. Arsenal first, obviously.
- 01
Emirates StadiumArsenal · London · Home.5 km - 02
WembleyEngland · London12 km - 03Santiago BernabéuReal Madrid · Madrid · School trip, 2010.1,259 km
- 04
Craven CottageFulham · London7 km - 05The ValleyCharlton Athletic · London12 km
- 06
Stamford BridgeChelsea · London5 km - 07
London StadiumWest Ham United · London8 km - 08Old TraffordManchester United · Manchester262 km
8 grounds · 1,570 km from London to reach them allLongest away day · Santiago Bernabéu, 1,259 km
Photos: Emirates Stadium by Ronnie Macdonald (CC BY 2.0) · Wembley by Alex Kinney (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Craven Cottage by Nick from Bristol, UK (CC BY 2.0) · Stamford Bridge by Arne Müseler from Salzburg, AT (CC BY-SA 2.0) · London Stadium by The wub (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The garage
Car storiesPick a cartap a milestone, or use the arrows

Bay 05 of 06
Current
BMW M440i xDrive
2026 → now
TODO: a line on living with it.
Driving since 2010 · 16 years5 owned4 borrowed2 road trips
Also driven — not mine, but the notable ones
- Porsche 911 GT3 RSTODO: where, when and what it was like.
- BMW M3 CompetitionA friend’s.
- BMW X6
- Range Rover VelarHired for the first Amsterdam road trip. · Amsterdam 2023
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