CHILE’S GLORY AT LAST! 23 July 2015 0 comments JOHN LYONS on how the hosts claimed the Copa America – and finally bagged their first piece of silverware… Winning smile: […]
ADIE AND GUAM MAKE A SPLASH 23 July 2015 0 comments JOHN LYONS on the amazing World Cup adventure of former Non-League goalkeeper Adie Creamer with a football minnow… IN HIS […]
YOUNG LIONS MUST TAKE EUROS SERIOUSLY 21 May 2015 0 comments England’s U21s head to the Czech Republic next month to take on the continent’s best young talent at the European Championships. […]
STILL ENGLAND NEED CALL-UP SHAKE-UP 9 April 2015 0 comments DANNY RUST on the players who deserved a chance in the Three Lions’ recent matches… Still dreaming: QPR’s Charlie Austin […]
COULD PACIFIC DREAMS EVER BECOME REALITY? 9 April 2015 0 comments MATT GOLDSMITH looks at an often unexplored part of the world on the football scene – and wonders if it […]
THE BOY IN BRAZIL 5 March 2015 0 comments JOHN LYONS catches up with Seth Burkett, who lived and played football in Brazil – and then wrote a book […]
THE MLS IS BACK 5 March 2015 0 comments DANNY RUST looks ahead to the new season in the United States – with extra stars sprinkled on top THE […]
FAR AWAY FOOTBALL 22 January 2015 0 comments THE SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEANTOMOS KNOX looks at how football battles to flourish in the far-flung islands of Saint Helena, Tristan […]
ENGLAND’S RED HISTORY 6 November 2014 0 comments MICHAEL HEALEY charts the men who have been sent off for England…starting with Alan Mullery in 1968 In recent years […]
ORLANDO CITY 6 November 2014 0 comments ALAN JOHNSON finds that the MSL’s latest franchise is living the American soccer dream and is destined to be more […]
U21 STARS SHOULD TELL BOSSES WE’RE ALL PLAYING! 6 November 2014 0 comments CHRIS DUNLAVY says winning the U21 tournament never did Germany’s youngsters any harn TELL you what, isn’t it great that […]
GIVE STERLING A BREAK 6 November 2014 0 comments LUKE BROWN says we should cherish his honesty rather than pillory him for feeling tired Raheem Sterling, arguably England’s most […]
JAMES MILNER THE PROTAGONIST 6 November 2014 0 comments MATT GOLDSMITH suggests England should now follow the German example and bring their U21 stars through en bloc Now I’m […]
TWO ENGLISH STRIKERS LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM 18 September 2014 0 comments CAM MELLING looks at the Stateside success of English journeymen Bradley Wright-Phillips and Dom Dwyer There has been much said […]
HODGSON’S CHALLENGE 18 September 2014 0 comments JAMES LAWTON says that victory in Basle is heartwarming but scarcely a reason for celebration Everything was fine again, so […]
UNCLE SAM GETS SET FOR WORLD DOMINATION 7 August 2014 0 comments NEIL COTTON charts the inexorable course that should see the USA men’s team one day triumphing in the World Cup […]
GOLDEN OLDIES 7 August 2014 0 comments DANNY RUST looks back at the remarkable longevity of Colombian goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon Faryd MondragonLuis Suarez may have stolen the […]
IT’S HARD WORK BEING A STRIKER THESE DAYS 22 May 2014 0 comments SAM COX explains why too many clubs are making a big mistake by trying to play like Barcelona Zlatan Ibrahimovic In […]
FOOTBALL VS FOOTBALL 22 May 2014 0 comments BEN GOULD looks at some of the common practises in American gridiron and says good old English soccer might do […]
ENGLAND SCORE MORE WITHOUT RUNAROUND ROON 22 May 2014 0 comments CHRIS DUNLAVY examines the statistics that paint a poor picture of England’s best-known star Wayne RooneyTALKING about the World Cup […]
THE NEARLY MEN 90 MINUTES FROM THE WORLD CUP FINALS 22 May 2014 0 comments EDWARD STUBBS traces the heartbreak of the nations who fell at the last hurdle of qualification for the greatest show […]
PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE BIG FIVE 10 April 2014 0 comments DANNY RUST shines the spotlight on the fast-changing world of league football in the USA The Premier League, La Liga, […]
WEIRD COACHING 10 April 2014 0 comments CHRIS DUNLAVY looks at the way-out methods adopted by coaches throughout the world…some work, and some certainly don’t! LIFTING weights […]
SPORT IN COURT 6 March 2014 0 comments CHR IS DUNLAVY looks at some famous occasions when the playing fields spilled over into the courts COME on then, let’s […]
GREATEST TEAM NEVER SEEN 6 March 2014 0 comments CHRIS DUNLAVY looks at the galaxy of talent that was born in the tiny country of Suriname Ruud GullitAron Winter […]
COMING SECOND IS WAY OF LIFE FOR CATOLICA 6 March 2014 0 comments JOHN LYONS reports on the Chilean team who have made an art-form of being runners-up Universidad Católica´s San Carlos de […]
BOYS FOR BRAZIL 6 March 2014 0 comments PETER SHARLAND picks seven players making a late push for a place on the planes to Brazil With the World […]
TWO JAYS IN THE LAND OF SMILES 6 March 2014 0 comments ROBERT DAVIES watches two ex-British pros playing in Thailand The recent transfer of ex-England international Jay Bothroyd caused a minor […]
TUG of WAR 6 March 2014 0 comments ROBERT O’CONNOR on how Tottenham Hotspur’s Europa League trip into Eastern Europe shone a light on a small club swimming […]
PLUCKY BONAIRE AIMING HIGH 23 January 2014 0 comments NATHAN CARR looks at one of the newest nations to be admitted to the international fold For an island with […]