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Diego Maradona Returns to the International Football Scene

November 17th, 2008 · Comments

As Diego Maradona prepares to return to the forefront of international football it is quite fitting that he will make his managerial debut of the Argentine national squad in the cauldron of all English hatred, Hampden Park.  Anyone that can somehow contribute to the demise of the England national football team is embraced with great […]

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Tags: 1986 World Cup · Argentina · England · General · Maradona · Napoli · Scotland · World Cup · diego maradona

Rare Football Memorabilia On Auction In London

November 10th, 2008 · Comments

This Tuesday and Wednesday in London, several hundred rare football collectibles are being sold by auction through auctioneer Graham Budd. Among the collection are rare medals, programmes, tickets and a treasure trove of football shirts, photographs and rare pieces of memorabilia.
Here are a few items that stood out for me:

Nat Lofthouse England shirt from 1952,
Ole […]

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Tags: Chelsea · England · Kenneth Wolstenholme · Nat Lofthouse · Ole Gunnar Solskjaer · US National Team · World Cup · stamford bridge

FIFA Needs To Revamp International Football

September 8th, 2008 · Comments

It’s time for FIFA to rethink international football.
In 1992, UEFA changed the European Cup to the Champions League and transformed European club football into a more entertaining product that generates vast sums of money. It also didn’t hurt that the tournament now attracts a cumulative television audience of 4 billion viewers in 227 countries.
While club […]

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Tags: Champions League · FIFA · UEFA · World Cup · european championship

How Chelsea Ruined Shaun Wright-Phillips

August 29th, 2008 · Comments

The way Chelsea Football Club ruined Shaun Wright-Phillips is a travesty.
Go back in time to 2005 and the dimunitive winger was tearing down the right wing at the City Of Manchester Stadium. The player was such a joy to watch as he took on players and went on mazy runs often beating two or three […]

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Tags: Chelsea · Jermaine Pennant · Manchester City · Mark Hughes · Shaun Wright-Phillips · World Cup

Spot The Difference: New Rangers Away Shirt vs 1980-83 England Home Shirt

August 9th, 2008 · Comments

Many Glasgow Rangers fans may not be too pleased with the new design of the club’s away shirt. Manufactured by Umbro, the shirt looks very similar to the classic England shirt that the national team wore in the 1982 World Cup in Spain.
It makes you wonder if some Rangers fans will refuse to buy the […]

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Tags: Admiral · England · Rangers · Spain · Umbro · World Cup

5 Reasons Why The European Football Championship Is Better Than The World Cup

June 24th, 2008 · Comments

Ask any soccer fan about their favorite World Cup memory and you’ll immediately see a smile on their face and hear the enthusiasm in his or her voice. My favorite memory was my first World Cup when I saw Archie Gemmill go on that incredible run to score against Holland in 1978 in Argentina.
Over the […]

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Tags: Football Tournaments · World Cup · euro 2008 · european championship

How England Or The United States Can Win The 2018 World Cup Bid

May 29th, 2008 · Comments

The United States announced this week that it’s interested in hosting the 2018 World Cup. No surprise there. They’ve been talking about bidding for the 2018 World Cup for quite some time although an official campaign launch isn’t expected until later this summer. However, the British media treated the news as a revelation and a […]

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Tags: Canada · China · England · Israel · Mexico · Russia · USA · United States



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