World Cup 2010

The 11 England starlets set to make the step-up?

Date: 20th June 2011 at 5:14 pm | Written by
I know the younger players look up to the senior players but there really isn’t a need for them to replicate their tournament form. The Under 21′s crashed out of the European …

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The Top TEN Greatest Captains…in my view anyway

Date: 10th June 2011 at 7:34 pm | Written by
There are many attributes required to perform a captain’s role to an acceptable standard including leadership, calmness, courage, determination and restricted aggression. However, there are some captains who have gone above and beyond their duties, wearing their armband as a …

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A positive step towards grassroots reform?

Date: 6th June 2011 at 5:32 pm | Written by
In his role as Head of Elite Development at the FA, Gareth Southgate is set to propose a reform of grassroots football which would delay the age that youngsters play in 11-a-side …

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Kenya succeeds while the authorities continue to turn a blind eye

Date: 21st May 2011 at 10:54 am | Written by
FIFA's top man Sepp Blatter“The KPL (Kenyan Premier League) is a great success story and other countries in the region have taken note,” enthused Nicholas Musonye, general secretary of the council of …

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The Legacy of the 2010 South African World Cup

Date: 18th May 2011 at 7:55 pm | Written by
A diving pool with four inches of stagnant water, brand new, purpose-built stadia decommissioned and derelict, an Olympic complex all but neglected, scattered with litter and tarnished by graffiti and bird dropping-stained …

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The Damaging Culture of African Footballer Trafficking

Date: 17th May 2011 at 4:38 pm | Written by
In the summer of 2008, the president of football’s international governing body, Sepp Blatter, responded to a question regarding Cristiano Ronaldo’s apparent desire to leave Manchester United and join Real Madrid, the club the …

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The effect of foreign coaches on African national sides in international competition

Date: 13th May 2011 at 4:55 pm | Written by
It could be assumed, that the majority of those living outside of central Africa would name Muhammad Ali and George Foreman’s heavyweight title fight as the most significant sports news …

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Bland or Controversial? What makes a good pundit?

Date: 21st April 2011 at 7:34 pm | Written by
Brian Barwick, the former head of television sport at the BBC and the man responsible for bringing Alan Hansen to our screens, explained that: “With a pundit you are looking 10 years down …

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Do Premier League clubs have any rights in such matters?

Date: 29th March 2011 at 2:00 pm | Written by
Would you rather see England lift the World Cup or your team with the league title? For many of you modern day fans it would be the latter, but I wonder what …

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FIVE youngsters to help Revitalise England

Date: 10th February 2011 at 3:21 pm | Written by
After the World Cup, Fabio Capello was adamant that he would give the younger players a chance to prove themselves in the national squad. However, the squad that beat Denmark …

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