Excuses. As a nation we’re full of them, it’s our first line of defence as the brain desperately tries to shift the blame from our shoulders. As the brilliant Nike commercial starring wheelchair basketball player Matt Scott proves, we’re prone to uttering them on a daily basis.
Unsurprisingly these futile explanations …
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The likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are not likely to be seen in the Premier League in the near future but the rest of Europe is certainly open to trading for the big guns in the English game and whether it be in January or the summer, there …
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Great footballers have the ability to step up to the plate and produce moments of absolute brilliance that come to define them and their careers. Whether they produce a few seconds of magic that kick starts their career, or a passage of play so glorious that it is what they …
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Sao Paulo goalkeeper, Rogerio Ceni, last Sunday became the first goalkeeper to score 100 career goals. The veteran shot-stopper had long been the most prolific goalkeeper in history, with Paraguayan Jose Chilavert, having retired in 2004, sitting in second place on 62.
The feat achieved by Ceni – the third-choice goalkeeper …
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“Some people think football is a matter of life or death… I can assure them, it is much more serious than that.”
For many, Bill Shankly’s sentiments have permeated almost every facet of their lives, from John Westwood, who legally inserted ‘Portsmouth Football Club’ between his first and surname in addition …
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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 badge of glory and propelling their teams to new heights …
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The talk of referees in football has never been a positive one, especially this season with Sir Alex Ferguson facing a 5-match ban for comments he made about match officials. But the men in black (or whatever colour they’re wearing these days) have a history in the game, without …
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For some performing at the World Cup proved to be too big of an ask. Here are the top five players who failed to impress in South Africa:
5. Claudio Marchisio
Italy manager Marcello Lippi said before the tournament that the Juventus midfielder would be Italy’s playmaker. A lot was expected of …
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The Italian Football Federation have decided to reduce the number of non-EU players Italian clubs can sign per season from two to just one. This move has proved to be highly controversial in Italy and has caused a lot of uproar, so will it really benefit Serie A?
It seems to …
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Here are the top 10 biggest World Cup 2010 disappointments so far:
10. Vuvuzelas
It is apart of the culture in African football but they are very annoying to hear throughout 90 minutes. To be fair it has died down a bit since the departure of the host nation but still manage …
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