Packing, Kieron Dyer, England and the Media
A few years back, a retired German player by the name of Stefan Reinartz came up with a new metric in football. In short, he…
Mexico
The Greatest Show on Earth, if You Can See It: Coverage of ’82 World Cup on TV
When you sit down and plan your viewing for the upcoming World Cup, there will be a plethora of choices available with virtually every match…
Vida El Loco: Ten Moments Which Shocked The World Cup 1982 – Part Three
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…
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…
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…
The Europa League stars to watch out for at the World Cup
The World Cup draw automatically makes the competition feel much closer and gets everybody looking forward to the summer of football. Players and supporters alike…
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…
The Magic of John “Motty” Motson
“Radford again. OH WHAT A GOAL! What a goal! Radford the scorer!” These were the words screamed by a young John Motson in one of…
Bora Milutinovic : The Miracle Worker
The 1986 World Cup in Mexico complete with the wave, the ‘spider’ of the Azteca Stadium, the ‘Hand of God’ goal, and much more could…
The World Cup Calendar, June 28th. Hail Cesar
No, this is not a shout out to former Roman emperor Julius Caesar, nor is it a reference to the mediocre George Clooney movie, but…
The World Cup Calendar, June 17th: The Man With The Golden Gloves
Okay, this title is somewhat of a misnomer as the Golden Glove Award actually went to Germany ‘keeper Manuel Neuer. However, after Guillermo Ochoa’s heroic…
The World Cup Calendar, June 14th. Costa Rica Coast to Victory
Four years on from reaching the semi finals of the World Cup in South Africa, Uruguay had certainly fallen from grace. In a qualification group…
The World Cup Calendar, June 11th. Tshabalala’s Sensational Strike
Ever heard a mosquito buzzing around your ear? It’s annoying, right? Now imagine a couple more. Now imagine a whole swarm of mosquitoes, all buzzing…
Confederations Cup betting preview: Germany, Portugal and Chile to battle it out
With the 2018 World Cup starting to come into focus, the Confederations Cup this summer will offer a pre-cursor to football’s biggest tournament. While the…
CONCACAF’s League of Nations
On the heels of UEFA trying to destroy the meaningless friendly, CONCACAF this weekend moved towards consideration of a similarly inane proposal. With European nations…