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No, Brazil don’t have a player named Boyd, or Boydinho, for that matter. The Boyd that won it for Brazil, in the opening match of the 1998 World Cup in France, was actually an own goal by Celtic right back Tom Boyd. But let’s not get too ahead of ourselves. I’ll back up a little. […]
The 2006 World Cup was truly memorable from start to finish. Everyone remembers the way it concluded, Italy winning a tense penalty shoot-out shortly after “that” Zinedine Zidane head butt. But eleven years on (yes, it really has been that long), not many people remember the opening game of the tournament. That is essentially the […]
Summer 2017, no World Cup, no European Championships, not even a lousy Copa America. There is a Confederations Cup, but quite frankly, who cares? It could be played out in my back garden and I wouldn’t bother to open the curtains. I love the World Cup, to me, it’s the best sporting spectacle in the […]
In the summer of 2013, Serbian midfielder Dejan Stankovic hung up his boots, calling time on a trophy laden 18 year career. During these years, he won titles at his three clubs, Red Star Belgrade, Lazio and Inter Milan, as well as raking up over 103 international appearances. Stankovic also holds the unique record of […]
On the 28th of May, 2017, the world saw another football legend call time on an astounding career. Why was the career of Francesco Totti so astounding? Because he played every single minute of his senior career for his boyhood team, AS Roma. 25 years. The only time he ever played in a jersey other […]
Dundee United’s Cameroonian midfielder has been with the club for only two months, and yet in such a short spell, he has forged quite a name for himself. Due to being far from match fit as a result of not playing first team football for the best part of a year, Wato had a slow […]
Brechin City are not one of the biggest names in world football. They aren’t even one of the biggest names in Scottish football. Even in their county, of Dundee and Angus, Brechin City are still one of the smaller teams. Despite their small nature, they have managed to negotiate their way through the playoffs and […]
Middlesbrough Football Club made their top-flight return this season, after seven years in the Championship, and ambition was high. They hadn’t had to spend lavishly to bounce straight back up, they had employed a tactically astute manager in Aitor Karanka, a man who was close friends with Jose Mourinho, and a chairman who understood the […]
Ever heard of that classic Hans Christian Anderson tale, The Ugly Duckling? If not, here’s a quick recap (bare with me, there is a point to this…) Essentially, the story revolves around, yes, you guessed it, a particularly unappealing looking baby duck. It gets mocked, belittled and ridiculed for years, wallowing in self pity and […]
One of the biggest stories in the news over the past few weeks has been that Prince Philip deciding to retire from his position at the ripe old age of 96. The good news, valued reader, is that this article has absolutely nothing to do with that story at all! While the mainstream media are […]
The playoff system has been long established in world football, and is oftentimes an incredibly simple process. The best example of a playoff system is the English Championship. 1st in the league are champions, 2nd gain automatic promotion, and then 3rd through 6th engage in the playoffs. Best play worst, and so on, ie 3rd […]
Quiz question: can you name any player in the world who has played for both Queens Park, in the lower leagues of Scotland, and Konyaspor, in the Turkish Super Lig? No? Really? Well, that is because there is only one player to manage this feat. The answer is young Scottish left-back Barry Douglas. Why is […]
