Year in Review: My Top 10 Football Moments of 2010
10) A tale of one city – Manchester City vs Manchester United & last-minute joy/heartbreak Fool me once, shame on you....
Continue reading »Archive for the ‘World Cup’ Category
World Cup 2018 / 2022: FIFA – Forging legacies or causing suspicious farce?
What do you get for the man who has everything? Well, nothing, according to FIFA. The decision taken today by...
Continue reading »Corruption and Collusion Threaten Integrity of Major Tournaments
Recently there have been lots of allegations thrown about regarding the race to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups....
Continue reading »Chile: The Beautiful Journey that was World Cup 2010
Overview After twelve years of absence, Chile returned to the world stage. Two wins and a loss saw us finish second...
Continue reading »Spain: La Roja reflect upon World Cup success in South Africa
“There’s no greater satisfaction than lifting the World Cup” – the words of Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos after getting...
Continue reading »Summer of Löw: Germany’s excellent World Cup suggests bright future
As Bastian Schweinsteiger lay slumped, crestfallen, on the Durban turf following Germany’s defeat to Spain in the World Cup semi-final,...
Continue reading »Just Football: World Cup podcast on twofootedtackle (Episode 59)
In a sort of final amalgam of the Just Football World Cup special podcasts, I made a guest appearance on...
Continue reading »‘Iniesta de mi vida!!’ – Spain celebrate World Cup win
As you can imagine, people in Spain were pretty pleased with winning the World Cup for the first time ever....
Continue reading »Just Football’s World Cup 2010 Team of the Tournament
Yes it’s that time of the tournament again (i.e. the end) where we look back and assess what was. With...
Continue reading »Spain win the World Cup!
Spain are world champions after beating The Netherlands 1-0 after extra time in a tense, nervy World Cup final in...
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