World

Opening night nerves

Steve Tolmie looks back at a mixed bag of World Cup curtain-raisers  Wow! South Africa’s Siphiwe Tshabalala scores against Mexico […]

Handball

Steve Tolmie takes a look at a topic which seems to get more and more complicated by the year… Cruel […]

The Lionesses’ legacy

Tottenham Hotspur defender Kerys Harrop reflects on England’s magnificent European Championship triumph against Germany Well, what a day that was! […]

WORLD CUP FOLLY

JOE ACKLAM FEARS FOOTBALL’S SHOWPIECE WILL SUFFER IF TOURNAMENTS EVERY TWO YEARS FOLLOW THE UPCOMING EXPANSION TO 48 TEAMS… This […]

LEONE STARS SPARKLE

GEORGE BUTLER REPORTS ON SIERRA LEONE’S RETURN TO THE BIG TIME… THE sun has now set on the 33rd edition […]

TAKING ON THE SOVIETS

COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN ENGLAND MET THE USSR FOUR TIMES IN 1958… High jump: Legendary keeper Lev Yashin punches the […]

THE AMERICAN DREAM

HARRY GORDON ON THE RISE OF THE MLS AND US SOCCER… Trend-setter: David Beckham brought great publicity to MLS MLS, […]

A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK

BILLY LAWRENCE LOOKS AT FAMILY TIES IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD… Smile please: Cristiano Ronaldo Jr is following in dad’s footsteps […]

THE NAME GAME

BILLY LAWRENCE TESTS HIS BRAIN POWER TO SELECT A TOP ALLITERATIVE XI… THOMAS Tuchel has been a revelation since taking […]

AFRICA’S WAITING GAME

HARRY GORDON REFLECTS ON A PREDICTION BY PELE AND LOOKS FORWARD TO THE CONTINENT’S FUTURE… Lion-heart: Roger Milla celebrates one […]

BIG BEN CHIMES FOR CHILE

JOHN LYONS REPORTS ON THE EXPLOITS OF BLACKBURN ROVERS STRIKER BEN BRERETON IN SOUTH AMERICA… What a feeling! Ben Brereton […]

LUCAS STEPS UP

BARNABY ROSTANT REPORTS ON THE WINDING ROAD TAKEN BY BRAZILIAN GOALKEEPER LUCAS COVOLAN… Magic moment: Goalkeeper Lucas Covolan scores for […]

LEARNING LESSONS

SAM TODD REFLECTS ON CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN’S COLLAPSE (AND RECOVERY) AT EURO 2020 – AND HOW IT SHOULD BE TURNED INTO […]

CANADA’S BIG CHANCE

WORLD SCENE LIAM BAXTER SAYS IT’S TIME FOR THE NORTHAMERICAN UNDER-ACHIEVERS TO SEIZE THE MOMENT… Making headway: Bayern Munich’s Alphonso […]

CLASSY CRUZEIRO

WORLD SCENE STEPHEN BRANDT RECALLS WHEN THE BOYS FROM BELO HORIZONTE STUNNED PELE & CO. Maestro: Tostao in action for […]

BIG IN JAPAN THE OSAKA DERBY

WORLD SCENE KARAN TEJWANI EXAMINES THE INTENSE RIVALRY BETWEEN GAMBA OSAKA AND CEREZO OSAKA… JAPANESE football has grown immensely over […]

WHEN COLO-COLO FIZZED…

WORLD SCENE STEPHEN BRANDT RECALLS WHEN A CHILEAN SIDE MADE THEIR PRESENCE FELT ON THE SOUTH AMERICAN STAGE… History-makers: Colo-Colo […]

THE POWER OF PEÑAROL

WORLD SCENE STEPHEN BRANDT REFLECTS ON THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE URUGUAYAN HEAVYWEIGHTS IN THE 1960S… Legend: Alberto Spencer Peñarol are […]