The beautiful game
returns in time. It takes two to tango and with Italy playing their part Spain's style in the final of Euro 2012, wasn't as boring as in previous matches. read the rest of this rubbish
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Didn’t have the courage of my
convictions. Italy at a tournament after a domestic scandal, only one outcome but just you can never write off the Germans. read the rest of this rubbish
Football eating itself
deep fried. Glasgow Rangers pretty much started the death of Scottish football 25 years ago, could they now finish it off and be left standing and laughing? read the rest of this rubbish
Lies, damn lies and England’s
FIFA ranking. The higher you get in the FIFA world rankings the stranger some of the inclusions especially England's repeated presence in the top 10. read the rest of this rubbish
Meet Roy Hodgson, is he the same as
the old boss? As I've posted here before I wanted Roy Hodgson to be the England boss. I've wanted it for years, since Glenn Hoddle was sacked. You know when they say be careful what you wish for... read the rest of this rubbish
When Alan Shearer said “did” instead of “done”
I though England would nick it. I never thought they would outplay Italy, I never thought they’d pass it about like they knew what they were doing, I never thought they’d look like a proper football team but I thought with the luck they had previously and if Shearer can actually figure out that it’s […] read the rest of this rubbish
Was I watching Spurs
at the Euros? It felt just like watching Spurs in Gdansk last night, but it really was Germany versus Greece in the second quarter final. read the rest of this rubbish
How could I have ever doubted the experts
when they said England would win the group? Oh that's right I've watch enough England games like this latest one the final group D game against Ukraine. It's amazing what a couple of very scrappy, lucky, wins can do for reality. read the rest of this rubbish
With all due respect to Sweden, they are
almost England. Regardless of England's first competitive victory over Sweden, this was a match between pretty equally matched sides, turned on piece of good fortune - James Milner's yellow card. read the rest of this rubbish
‘Arry’s game
backfired. If Harry Redknapp hadn't indulge in so much Machiavellian scheming would he still be the Spurs boss or was that dramatic loss of form too much? read the rest of this rubbish