World Cup Tales: Did Il Duce Fix It? Italy, 1934
When Joao Havelange claimed, in 2008, that the 1966 and 1974 World Cups were fixed, his claims were largely laughed out of court. Depending on who you listened to, he...
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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...
In praise of: Pepi Bican
When people grapple with the ultimately unneccesary but nevertheless fascinating topic of the greatest football players ever, hardly anyone would even mention Josef “Pepi” Bican. This very fact alone has...
It’s All In The Head
As last season kicked off, Scott Carson must have thought that the world was at his feet. He had come a long way very quickly. He had been spotted in...
Auf Wiedershen, Mein Host
Last night, Austria followed Switzerland out of Euro 2008 with a performance which, whilst not lacking in heart and courage, ultimately showed up the gap in quality between themselves and...
Austria 0-1 Croatia
Some tournaments are feel-good tournaments, and some aren’t. I’m starting to get the feeling that Euro 2008 isn’t going to be one of these. In the opening match yesterday, Switzerland...
Euro 2008 – Group B
Otherwise known as “The Group Of Internecine Rivalries” (by me at least), Group B is the group that probably offers the greatest chance of a host nation getting thrashed out...
Austria vs England
As a rule, I quite like international football. I’m not as much of a fan of it as I used to be, but I still quite like it, and find...