Will Rafa Benitez Be The Man To Follow Jose Mourinho At Inter Milan?
From the outside looking in, it would appear that the planets are aligning for Rafa Benitez. If you subscribe to the theory of Occam’s Razor – that the most obvious…
Manchester United 2009/2010 Season Review
Chelsea are the champions. Congrats to them… now piss off, this is a Manchester United review, no more shit about Chelsea. I still remember the unease I felt after the…
Cesena’s Fairytale
My grandmother’s house is on the other side of the street from the Stadio Dino Manuzzi in Cesena, Italy. Every weekend she hears the screams of the fans, cheering their…
Transfer Rumours (3rd June 2010): Real Madrid Make Steven Gerrard Top Target
Another day, another fresh wave of transfer rumours sweeps across cyberspace, and there’s some biggies this morning! It looks like Liverpool may have to brace themselves for a huge double…
The Yanks touch down in SA; Australia tune-up awaits
So, the boys are now at altitude. JSpector says the early arrival helps alleviate the burning in your lungs, which crops up immediately and lasts about three days. Helloo, Azteca….
Liverpool ask Rafa to leave
It’s finally happened. For several seasons Rafa had the backing of Liverpool fans and seemed untouchable, especially given the unpopularity of the American owners. But a dismal perfomance in the…
Follow South Africa 2010 With The Dugout
To help keep your finger on the pulse of the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa, you will need expert opinion, tips and exclusive information throughout the tournament. The…
Barcelona Make Formal Offer For Cesc Fabregas
Barcelona have confirmed that they have entered ‘official’ negotiations with Arsenal over the transfer of their influential captain Cesc Fabregas. The Catalan giants have submitted a written offer which is…
Group H: La Loco’s 3-4-3 will prove too much.
Not many teams will be more happy with their draw than La Furia Roja, who have every right to feel they will saunter through this group, with all the ease…
Group F: New Zealand are gone
There’s always a lot of talk about the Group of Death, a phrase used past the point of cliche, up until it has become little more than irritant. This year…
Group E: Three continents fight for second
Unlike Group C, there is no clear underdog in this group, just one supreme overdog. Netherlands qualified perfectly, and will no doubt make it through. Van Persie (if fit) lines…
England Approaches World Cup Advertising Overload
As the World Cup gets nearer and the media attention reaches fever pitch, it is impossible in the UK to escape the media spotlight placed on the tournament. In England…
Transfer Rumours (2nd June 2010): Edin Dzeko And Maicon To Man City?
It’s that time of year again, the period in the football calendar that we objective observers know affectionately as ‘silly season’. The transfer window has re-opened like a veritable Pandora’s…
Slovenia World Cup 2010 Preview
After seeing off Egypt in the latest installment of the world’s most violent international football rivalry to qualify for the World Cup, Algeria should be feeling pretty pleased with themselves….
Grazie Gazza
In a move that would have left the British Tabloids proud, the German paper Bild ran a story that the Dutch players indulged in a party the night before the final with, shock horror “Naked girls and Champagne”. None of the allegations were ever proved but it must have had an unsettling effect on the team. So at 3pm BST on the 7th July 1974 English referee Jack Taylor led out the two teams into a full Olympic Stadium in Munich. Game on, or not quite. Someone had forgotten the corner flags, and a desperate search for them took 7 minutes.
