Why Wasn’t This Team More Successful?
The Irish Enigma; Why wasn’t this team more successful? Irish fans south of the border had to wait until 1988 for their first ever appearance…
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No Ligue 1 Does Not Mean No French Football
Even though Ligue 1 is currently on a break, it is no time to sleep on French football. Upon this international break, let’s take a…
Muhren & Thijssen: When Ipswich Went Double Dutch
It has been 15 long years since Ipswich Town have been back in the second tier of English football. The last sojourn in the top…
Living on the Dreams of Legends: Only Maradona won the World Cup on his own
England are guilty of pinning their major tournament hopes on the shoulders of an individual more than any other nation. When David Beckham broke his…
Women’s Euro 2017 Final a Fantastic Illustration of the Beautiful Game
On Sunday, I woke up to the fantastic realisation that the FA Community Shield was about to be played. I settled in to see last…
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, July 11th. Andres Winiesta
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 World Cup Calendar, July 10th. The Battle For Bronze
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…
The World Cup Calendar, July 7th. Samba Soccer Trumps Total Football
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…
The World Cup Calendar, July 6th. Dutch Domination
Uruguay had been one of the tournaments success stories in 2010. They had topped group A, eased past South Korea in the pouring rain in…
The World Cup Calendar, July 5th. Oranje Hit Red Hot Form
Netherlands faced Costa Rica in the quarter-finals of World Cup 2014, and it looked to be quite the interesting tie. The Dutch were still riding…
The World Cup Calendar, July 3rd. The Rivaldo Show
It’s a shame that the capacity of Nantes Stade de la Beaujoire is so low, as only 35,000 fans were able to watch the thrilling…
The World Cup Calendar, July 2nd. Suarez’s Knockout Punch
It’s going to be a sad day when Luis Suarez hangs up his boots, he just has this habit of creating memorable World Cup moments….
The World Cup Calendar, July 1st. Rooney Stamps His Authority
Wayne Rooney is a terrific role model today, captain of his club and his country, wife and three kids, just ticking all the boxes. He…
Small Is Beautiful: Denmark at Euro 92
Contrary to widespread belief, the squad was not assembled from the far reaches of the globe as like in a superhero movie. They were already…
The World Cup Calendar, June 29th. Total Football Smash And Grab
This World Cup Last 16 game between the Netherlands and Yugoslavia promised to be an entertaining fixture, and it certainly lived up to expectation. The…
The World Cup Calendar, June 27th. England Mullered By Germany
Germany v England, 2010, this game certainly wasn’t short of talking points. Most of the world will remember this game as a complete and utter…
The World Cup Calendar, June 25th. Russian Ref Shows Reds
Sometimes in a game of football, a referee just loses control. Crazily enough, in a game in which Russian referee Valentin Ivanov brandished sixteen yellow…
The World Cup Calendar, June 18th. Diabolical Decisions in Daejeon.
Italy v South Korea. 2002. The Daejeon World Cup Stadium. Perhaps one of the most controversial games in the history of the World Cup. To…
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…