Legacy. The word does carry a certain sense of magnitude, but if you happen to…
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Five iconic matches from the 2006 World Cup
The World Cup generates an entirely different feeling to club football. All the animosity that…
The Champions League Final is Damned and Doomed: Part II
Barrie Davies’ journey to the Liverpool-Real Madrid final reaches its zenith as the crew enters…
Zinedine Zidane: Understanding the unknowable
Everyone remembers where they were on 9th of July 2006. I was at home, about…
The finals of Euro 2016: The night of contradictions, the night of Pepe
The final of Euro 2016 served as the perfect stage a man who was fighting…
Doped Up on Delirium – The madness of World Cup 2018
World Cup 2018 was one of the most memorable major football tournaments in recent times,…
Of Dazed Dreams: Account of France’s Youthful Confusion
With a potentially world-beating juvenile squad that holds the cards to trump the best, France…
The FIFA World Cup: A legacy tournament, but still a fan favourite?
The World Cup is not what Jules Rimet envisioned it as anymore: a picture of…
Oscar Heisserer: The Footballer Who Defied the Nazis
One of the most versatile players of his generation, Frenchman Oscar Heisserer was coveted by…
L’avenir de la France – The Future of French Football
When you talk football outside of a match day buzz, you will often see a…
Quarterfinal 1 – France vs Germany
If a time traveler were to travel back in time from July to May and…
Countdown to Brazil 2014: Part 9 – FIFA World Cup 2010
The FIFA World Cup 2010 was the first World Cup to be held in the…
Countdown to Brazil 2014: Part 8 – FIFA World Cup 2006
” I spent the afternoon of Sunday, July 9, 2006 in Berlin sleeping and playing…
The Bane of Club Football – Stars Missing the World Cup 2014
The FIFA World Cup – A spectacle that stops the world in its tracks. Few…
Countdown to Brazil: Part 6 – FIFA World Cup 1998
The joy of lifting the Word Cup trophy in front of home support has been…
Football : A paradigm shift
Playing football is part of my daily routine. Five-on-five, three-on-three, and on really good days,…