Though the debate surrounding altitude in football and sport in general has been around for a number of years, it was on April 1st 2009 that the debate was really thrown up into the air (the only pun in this … Continue reading
North Korea’s Olympic soccer team refused to start its inaugural game against Colombia today after the flag of South Korea was displayed on the stadium screen (see above photo). After the wrong flags were displayed on the screen before the … Continue reading
What a tournament it has been here in Spain. Waking up this morning bleary eyed and with slightly impaired hearing after two days of celebrations laden with fireworks and vowing to not drink with the party hardened locals until the … Continue reading
I’m back from taking my finals, where I allocated thirty minutes a day- no more, and unnecessarily no less- to skim over footy news. This was only the time I allocated to myself, what I planned on doing, but the … Continue reading
It was a sight to behold by any standards. With a dose of somewhat unexpected energy from Andrey Arshavin, the Russian national team gave us a first night to remember at the Euro 2012 championships in the second game of … Continue reading
In less than a week, Europe’s top international squads will compete for the European Championship, a tournament that gives anyone in play the most random opportunity to win. Squads full of top class players from around the continent will have … Continue reading
Last week FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced that he would like to see an alternative to penalty shootouts, calling them a “tragedy”. He asked Franz Beckenbauer (who is head of a task force to recommend rule changes for the 2014 … Continue reading
As this summer’s European Championship draws closer, the England national team is bracing themselves for an eventful tournament. Unfortunately, concerns of racist xenophobia are rearing its ugly head once again. In the days leading up to the Euro, there have … Continue reading
As European domestic campaigns start to wrap up, the footballing world is starting to turn its focus to the upcoming Euro 2012 campaign in Ukraine and Poland. With the first game less than two months away on June 8th, through … Continue reading
Soccer is and always will be one of the most participated sports in the world. You have fans from all corners of the globe supporting different clubs and national teams and it doesn’t matter what color your skin is, what … Continue reading
