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One of the purest football tournaments in recent memory culminated in the Stade de France stadium, Saint-Denis, in July 1998. Both France and Brazil had coursed their way through the tournament with ease, stopping all who got in their way, both sides with justifiable reasons to believe that they would win the World Cup. Brazil […]
This weekend we had the 12h round of the Brazilian Championship. Of the 10 matches, we hit only four in our predictions (sorry, but I’m coming back from the medical department). Corinthians are leading with nine points off the second position that is Flamengo. See below a summary of the main matches of the round: […]
During this World Cup Calendar series, we have conquered the 2002 and 2006 tournaments and now, on July the 11th, it is the culmination of the 2010 World Cup. This is a personal victory for me, as it means I no longer need to watch match highlights which involves the arduous task of listening to […]
I was so excited. The beginning of preseason is one of my favorite times of the year. I love waking up on summer weekends, no responsibilities in sight, and watching my beloved Ajax as they take on friendly matches with the hilly Austrian landscape as a backdrop. I settled in at my kitchen table with […]
The battle for the bronze medal, the third/fourth place decider. The game that nobody wants to be involved in. The game that nobody wants to watch. The game that I can imagine not many of you really want to read about. This is understandable. It’s traditionally two teams who have given their all to reach […]
Can they stay or can they can go, that is the question for the players of Bray Wanderers at the moment. Having been told they were free to negotiate deals with other clubs, the club rowed back on this during the week with Bray Chairman Denis O’Connor stating that they had now secured the necessary […]
Match Report: Netherlands vs Bulgaria European U19 Championship 10th July 2017 Drab Netherlands squeeze through to semis Bulgaria’s first ever goal at the finals of the U19 European Championship in the form of a Georgi Rusev header saved a constellation point Angel Stoykov’s men, as the Dutch qualified for the Semi-Finals yesterday in Gori. Many […]
Match Report: England vs Germany European U19 Championship 10th July 2017 Stunning England sail to Germany revenge Keith Downing’s England thrashed a sorry looking German side to end the group stages with a 100% record and dump Frank Kramer’s men out of the competition in Tbilisi yesterday. The result means revenge for England as the […]
With the new Premier League season on the horizon clubs are looking to reach their goals for the season. After selling Michael Keane to Everton despite the defender being heavily linked with Manchester United, Burnley have made a signing that’s raised a few eyebrows. Looking to escape the ‘second season syndrome’ after surviving their return […]
A stunning second half volley from Libor Holik helped The Czech Republic on their way to a 2-0 victory over Georgia in Tbilisi yesterday to dump the host nation out of the tournament. The fast-paced encounter was played out in front of a capacity crowd at The Mikheil Meskhi Stadioni, but the majority would […]
Helio Sousa’s Portugal were left to rely on two late goals to salvage a point against the already eliminated Sweden and become champions of group A of the 2017 European U19 Championship in Gori yesterday. The even affair started in an end to end fashion, with early chances falling to both sides. The best […]
Imagine the pressure, you have a glittering and highly decorated career that culminates with you captaining your country in a World Cup final. That is what Zinedine Zidane had to deal with, and for 109 minutes, he dealt with it like a pro. Unfortunately, it only takes one moment of madness to turn the tide […]
I wanted to write about France’s win over Croatia today, from the 1998 World Cup. Two goals from the legendary Lilian Thuram, the hosts through to the final, and a scandalous red card to Laurent Blanc, with Slaven Bilic conning the referee. But I simply cannot write about that match. Why, you ask? Well, because […]
After two weeks away in the medical department, I’m back! And with me, the news of Brazilian Football wrote by a Brazilian! After eleven rounds of Brazilian Championship, the question is: Who can stop Corinthians? They are the leaders of the championship, 7 points ahead of Grêmio. In the Libertadores Cup this week we had […]
It’s been an eventful year for Lionel Messi so far. In the past month alone, the Argentinian has married his childhood sweetheart and signed a new five-year deal with Barcelona. There was also the small matter of turning 30. As everyone knows, 30 is a pivotal age in the life of a footballer, often said […]
With a place in the next round of the Europa League at stake, there were a lot of big performances in the second leg of the first qualifying round. Some of the matches had already been decided, but there were many that were still in the balance when kick off arrived. There were 132 goals […]
The game is completely the same but the culture that surrounds the game in two nations couldn’t be any different. The first thing that will strike you with German football is that the home end is obviously full of home fans, the away end is full of Away fans but in between this, fans of […]
Apologies to any reader who is tired of reading about the Netherlands, I am aware that this is the third consecutive day that they have featured in the World Cup Calendar. In fact, today is the seventh feature of the Brazilian team, and the sixth appearance of the Dutch. There is a good reason for […]
Frank Kramer’s Germany side proved too hot to handle for a weak Bulgaria as they thrashed Angel Stoykov’s men 3-0 to keep their European U19 Championship dreams afloat yesterday. It was to be a rather one-sided encounter in Gori, as the Germans got off to a perfect start that Bulgaria could never have possibly recovered […]
Keith Downing’s England left it late to overcome a tame Dutch side to qualify for the Semi-Finals of the 2017 European U19 in Tbilisi yesterday. It was to be a dominant performance from a slick England side, but the biggest event of the opening stages of the tie wasn’t a goal or a chance. England […]
