World Cup Payday
The best way I’ve heard the World Cup described is that it’s a sprint, not a marathon. In a sport where the best players on the biggest club teams often have to play a 50+ match season, seven games...
View ArticleCapello’s Dilemma
Fabio Capello announced his team selection on Saturday, his version of England Redux for this week’s friendly against Hungary that no one seems to want. The thinking was the game would prove to be...
View ArticleGrowing middle class on deadline day
Let’s be honest. Who really thought Sunderland, Stoke and Birmingham would be the clubs making the biggest splashes on the final day of the summer transfer window? Sure, England’s biggest teams had...
View ArticleBatista stakes his claim in Argentina
When Sergio Batista was given the reins of Argentina’s national team on an interim basis, reactions in his home nation were mixed. Some were still mourning the resignation of national icon Diego...
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