World cup
Brazilian football’s big dog culture leaves Mano Menezes looking like a Chihuahua
And so it goes. Brazilian football management proves once more that it is no country for level headed, if slightly ponderous, middle-aged men.
By James Young | Football, Sport | Tuesday, 27 November 2012 at 1:02 am
Do France have any hope against Spain tonight?
Didier Deschamps’s men travel to Madrid tonight to face Euro 2012 winners, Spain, in a crucial 2014 World Cup qualifier.
By Matthew Riding | Football, Sport | Tuesday, 16 October 2012 at 12:56 pm
Beer: the mistake that beat the world
Britons tend to return disappointed from World Cups; the tradition is to skulk off amid bitter recriminations just as the real meat of the competition is getting started…but that’s not how it always goes. There are exceptions. One such came at the World Beer Cup – yes, even beer now has a world cup – in San Diego this month.
By Will Hawkes | Notebook | Friday, 18 May 2012 at 10:21 am
Victor Buhler tells us why African football is “beautiful”
Award winning film-maker Victor Buhler talks to Christian Adofo about his new film, “The Beautiful Game”, football in Africa and his hopes for the continent’s future.
By Christian Adofo | Film, Football, Notebook | Thursday, 3 May 2012 at 12:07 pm
What’s the best age to be an England manager?
Harry Redknapp said last week that the England manager role is “an older man’s job”. Is he right?
By Simon Rice | Sport | Monday, 19 March 2012 at 12:03 am
Michael Ballack – arrogant, in decline and ’still bitter’
“Still bitter” was the phrase used by “kicker” to describe the latest diplomatic furore surrounding Michael Ballack. A simple, but thoroughly apt headline to describe the sad decline of a man who was once the poster boy of German football.
By Kit Holden | Sport | Wednesday, 14 March 2012 at 3:58 pm
Just how good is Clint Dempsey?
Yesterday the USA travelled to Genoa and beat Italy 1-0. It was the first time Team USA had beaten the four time World Cup winners. The goal scorer was Clint Dempsey.
By Simon Rice | Sport | Thursday, 1 March 2012 at 7:30 pm
North Korea claim Unofficial World Champions title
Today’s World Cup qualifier between North Korea and Japan, in which political tension was more of a focal point than the action on the pitch, ended in a 1-0 win for the home side in Pyongyang.
By Ben Gledhill | Sport | Tuesday, 15 November 2011 at 2:00 pm
Is England’s win over Spain not worth celebrating?
When the final whistle was heard at Wembley on Saturday night, there was a general sense of disbelief in the entire stadium at the scoreline.
By Varun Mathure | Sport | Monday, 14 November 2011 at 2:12 pm
Talking World Cup Rugby: Referee Craig Joubert promises to treat finalists as men
Yesterday, dodging the huge showers which soaked Auckland virtually all day, I went into the city to interview the South African referee Craig Joubert who will handle the final. What a guy he turned out to be.
By Peter Bills | Sport | Thursday, 20 October 2011 at 11:51 am
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