Eusébio da Silva Ferreira otherwise known as Eusébio was a Portugese legendary footballer who will always be up there with Puskas, Pele, Best, Cruyff, Maradonna, Messi. The reason why these guys are so rated is that you can see them in any team and that team would be improved. Eusébio was so good he nearly scored in […]
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Cardiff City: A Revolution In Progress
Revolutions are always interesting. Whether they are right wing (Reagan and Thatcher) or left wing (Mandela and Ghandi). They offer a stark choice and you can decide which side of history you want to be on. They are often violent, messy and can go down a wrong path (Hitler and Pot). However, there was always […]
Can Gambling Ever Be Clean?
The news that the police have taken into custody a number of individuals in connection with match fixing is bad news. The fact that it involves English football teams is really bad news, and the accusation that it involves the king of match fixing Wilson Raj Perumal is even worst news. Match fixing seem to be […]
Brian Clough Finally Manages A Nation
The greatest manager never to run England, finally runs a nationally team. The only problem is that the team is Republic of Ireland and it is being run by two of his protégés Martin O’Neil and Roy Keane. The two men have been described as everything from fire and ice […]
The Special One Is Now The Boring One
Call this the sentiments of a poor loser, but, Jose Mourinho not putting on a recognised striker against Manchester United on Monday was designed to do one thing and that was not scoring a goal. I and many others had Chelsea to win or at least score and although you can never fully predict the […]
Christian ”Chucho” Benitez Dies
He may never have been a big name in football, and, he will never get that chance to really prove the value of having a guy who plays football the right way. For Christian Rogelio Benítez Betancourt otherwise known as ‘Chucho’ died of a heart attack at the age of 27! He was a man all […]
German Football Is Brilliant
Germany 1 – Norway 0 You’ve got to give it to the German nation they know how to win at football in all levels. Their men, women and youth teams constantly feature at the top end of most competition that they enter. They always seem to get the lucky breaks, but, in this game most […]
David Beckham – Über Metrosexual Icon
On the day that Diane Abbot said men are facing a crisis in what their roles are, Über Metrosexual icon David Beckham retires from football! To say that David Beckham is a major brand would be an understatement. To say that he is surrounded by superstar management would be equivalent to saying that the pope is catholic. […]
A Natural Hero
The death of Anne Williams mother of Kevin Williams after a short illness of cancer will bring to an end one of the most determined and heartbreaking campaign for justice. Anne Williams exposed the reality of police cover up and the ruling establishment nasty campaign of character assassination and the demonisation of innocent people. Anne Williams fought […]
Football And Fascism
Football has always been linked to young men having mental issues. The mental issues are usually being in the position where other men especially older men look to these young guys to validate the older men lives. That is quite a powerful position to put anyone in especially young guys who are still trying to […]