Condescending Upon Ghana And Supporting England
Mark Critchley watched the friendly match between England and Ghana last night. Here they are. Our boys. No, not them I mean… Fine, alright then, not our boys – our...
Posts Tagged: "Ghana"
Luis Suarez, Or Why Football And Morals Don’t Mix
It was the perfect storm at the end of the perfect match. This morning, though, moral outrage is brewing. With one movement of his hands, Uruguay’s Luis Suarez has ignited...
World Cup 2010: Uruguay 1-1 Ghana (Uruguay Win 4-2 On Penalties)
If this isn’t the signature match of this World Cup, an absolute classic awaits. All the “total football” focus had been on Holland v Brazil but in the end only...
World Cup 2010: United States 1-2 Ghana (aet)
When Ghana becamse independent in 1957, the first of the wave of sub-Saharan countries to do so in that period, there's a nice story about then Vice-President Richard Nixon attending...
World Cup 2010: Ghana 0-1 Germany
If England supporters had reason to be concerned that their run of not having been knocked out at the opening stages of the World Cup finals since 1958 mind come...
World Cup 2010: Ghana 1-1 Australia
This game sees us pass the halfway point of the group stages. By the end of Friday, we’ll have lost half of the teams, and we’ll know the shape of...
World Cup 2010: Serbia 0-1 Ghana
Why are all the matches in the tournament that I have to cover for Twhohundredpercent on ITV? It's not that the BBC coverage appears to be any better -...
World Cup Preview: Group D
The 2010 FIFA World Cup kicks off in five weeks today, close enough to feel the disappointment. Today we continue our preview of this summer's tournament with a look...
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...
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...
A Helping Hand?
Brazil 3-0 Ghana So, you’re the coach of Ghana. Your team is great going forward, but possibly slightly vulnerable defensively. You’re playing Brazil. What would your team talk be? Would...
Czech Mate
Czech 0-2 Italy / Ghana 2-1 USA You have to respect the Italian fans. They’re the only set of fans in the whole of the World Cup that are even...
Czeched Out
Czech Republic 0-2 Ghana The rest of the day was taken up with results that no-one could or would have predicted. I know it sounds like excuses, but consider this:...
Ghana To The Dogs
Ghana 0-2 Italy Italy. You never know quite what to expect, do you? They’re capable of getting knocked out by the best or the worst teams in the tournament, but...