Fred Tantalises Suitors As Donetsk Lead Roma Heading Into Second Leg
Let’s take a look at some of the main causes of discussion from yesterday evening’s UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg clash between…
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Vida El Loco – Ten Moments Which Shocked The World Cup 1982 – Part Two
World Cup 1982 is often remembered for the greatest team never to win one, Brazil, or Italy who looked barely fit to deserve a place…
Modern Era Legends #2: A Samba Shot Stopper
Welcome back to Modern Era Legends where I look at my footballing idols from the past couple of decades and try to explain why they’re…
Vida El Loco: Ten Moments Which Shocked the World Cup 1982
#1 World Cup Draw Before a ball was kicked this World Cup produced a farce and we really should have known it was going to…
Magic Of The FA Cup Shines At Spotland As Late Davies Foils Lilywhites
Let’s take a look at some of the main causes of discussion from Sunday’s Emirates FA Cup Fifth-Round clash between Keith Hill’s Rochdale and Mauricio…
Alisson: The Premier League’s next Brazilliant keeper?
It seems to have gone under the radar that many of the Premiership’s big hitters may/will be looking for a new goalkeeper when it comes…
Mexico ’86 – Sombreros and Sunshine
…that’s what springs to mind when harking back to that glorious summer when football once again won the heart of the world. It could all…
Taylor and Lineker: An Awkward Silence
It was probably one of the most enduring images of Graham Taylor’s period as England manager. If you were to name the three most memorable…
Can We Not Knock Him? – Part Five. US Cup 1995, Yanks v Planks
Summer Tour 1995 and in preparation for the World Cup in America the following summer, the USA hosted a four-nation competition with England, Brazil and…
Can We Not Knock Him? Part Two
Part Two of Ten – Qualifying for Euro ’92 Graham Taylor had just one friendly, a 1-0 win at home to Hungary, before it was…
Ronaldinho Gaucho Marks Retirement as Official
So it’s official. Ronaldinho, one of the most gifted players of his generation, or perhaps any generation, has retired from competitive football. Of course this…
Remembering Romario
Some dates just pass us by, disappearing into the ether before we realise their significance. April 27th, 2005 was one of those. Romario de Souza…
France and Brazil: Two International Football Giants but Who Can Go Further in Russia 2018?
With the 2018 World Cup countdown well and truly underway, there are several nations with their eyes on the famous trophy, perhaps none more so…
World Cup 2018: The Predictions
The dust has settled after the prestigious World Cup draw in Russia last week and the groups are in. They have been decided, discussed and…
Super Shakhtar End City’s Incredible Winning Run In Donetsk
Paulo Fonseca’s Shakhtar Donetsk became the first team to defeat Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in any Competition this season in the last of the Champions…
World Cup 2018 – How They Qualified: Teams 25-32
Morocco/ المغرب November 11th 2017 The top two teams in Group C, Morocco and Ivory Coast, met in Abidjan in what was a winner takes…
World Cup 2018 – How They Qualified: Teams 17-24
The third instalment of “How They Qualified” features three UEFA nations, two South Americas, including the story of how Argentina almost missed the World Cup,…
World Cup 2018 – How They Qualified: Teams 9-16
Part two of this mini season entitled How They Qualified involves the second batch of teams to qualify for Russia 2018. There are five European…
World Cup 2018 – How They Qualified: Teams 1-8
With the draw for the 2018 World Cup draw just days away, 32 nations eagerly anticipate the results of the draw, which pits the creme…
How Jack Wilshere can regain his England spot
Sporting films often seem to follow the same plot. There is the meteoric rise of an athlete oozing with talent, a fall from grace that…