World Cup 2010: The United States Of America 1-0 Algeria
This match isn’t, as Gary Lineker insists twice, just for “you Americans and Algerians.” England’s struggles to date have turned this into a tight group where three teams need a...
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World Cup 2010: England 0-0 Algeria
It would appear that Wayne Rooney is of the opinion that the England football team (and, especially upon this evening, his performance in particular) is worthy of the undying support...
World Cup 2010: Algeria 0-1 Slovenia
I volunteered for this game. On paper it seemed a good idea to do. I’d seen Slovenia play Spain at Euro 2000, and Slovenia are some of the loudests fans...
World Cup Tales: The Shame Of Gijon, 1982
Algeria make their first appearance in the World Cup finals since 1986 this year, and if they are looking for any more encouragement to perform than the prospect of playing...
World Cup Preview: Group C
The 2010 FIFA World Cup kicks off in six weeks today, close enough that you can start to hear the vuvuzelas. Continuing his preview of this summer (winter)'s events,...
The World Cup Of National Anthems (Part Two)
For many people, major sports tournaments are the only occasion that national anthems are heard. These peculiar tunes have become a genre of their own, transcending the mere hymns that...
Egypt’s Three-peat – The Latter Stages Of The African Cup Of Nations
Mark Murphy concludes his marathon round-up of the African Cup of Nations with a round-up of the latter stages of a competition that was, sadly, upstaged by events that took...
The African Cup Of Nations – The Story So Far
Mark Murphy has been slumped on his couch watching the African Cup of Nations for the last couple of weeks. He peeled himself away to bring us up to date...
Angola 2010: The African Cup of Nations
Mark Murphy is our man for the African Cup of Nations, which begins this month in Angola. Mark takes us through the runners and riders for the second most important...
The England World Cup Madness Starts… Here & Over There
The hype machine will run into overdrive over the next few months or so and there is nothing that anyone can do about it, apart from gently remind the watching...
Match Of The Midweek: Algeria 1-0 Egypt
It's the derby of North Africa and the stakes couldn't be higher - a play-off match in Sudan for a place in the World Cup finals in South Africa next...