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Am I Reading This Right? Royals Into 5th Round – Motivation Phenomenon

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Rob McCluskey

In a season where the passion and relevance of the English F.A cup have been in question, one team defies the odds and shows a true cup spirit. Of course I am referring to Reading, the team who have become … Continue reading →

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African Cup Of Nations Round Up: Days 1-4

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Paul Bestall

Well we all know how the competition started but the tournament kicked off in earnest on Sunday evening with the host nation Angola entertaining Mali. Hopes were high after all the political wrangling that engulfed the weekend, football could return … Continue reading →

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African Cup Of Nations Begins The Year With A Bang in Angola

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Paul Bestall

So, if the only time you’ve ever come across this tournament is when certain Premiership managers whine about it, let me welcome to you to one of World Football’s best kept secrets. Over the years, the African Cup Of Nations … Continue reading →

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Time For Capello To Restore Paul Robinson As Englands No.1

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Paul Bestall

For me, there is only one English goalkeeper that can be England’s number one for South Africa next summer and that man is Paul Robinson. After being so badly treated at Tottenham under Juande Ramos and unfairly blamed for giving … Continue reading →

US vs England – A Soccernomics Analysis

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Eric Altshule

Simon Kuper and Stefan Syzmanski titled the American version of their new book Soccernomics (review is here), but their title for the release in the UK is Why England Lose. In the book, Kuper and Syzmanski identified the US as a … Continue reading →

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Italy’s World Cup Group

Posted on December 4, 2009 by David Schiavone

There you have it, Italy in Group F, drawn with New Zealand, Paraguay and Slovakia. A relatively simple group and one Marcelo Lippi should take the Azzurri through with comfort. Group F Italy New Zealand Paraguay Slovakia They begin the … Continue reading →

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West Auckland F.C., The First World Champions!

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Paul Bestall

As it’s World Cup draw week, I thought I’d share one of my favourite football stories with you, about the first ever World Cup, though it was only for domestic sides at the time.I heard this story for the first … Continue reading →

Posted in EPL Talk, General | Tagged Auckland, club, Cup, Durham, England, English, F.A, F.C. Winterthur, F.C. Zurich, football, Italy, Juventus, London, Northern League, side, Sir Thomas Lipton, team, tournament, trophy, Turin, West, West Auckland F.C., West Auckland Town AFC, World, World Cup | 4 Comments

Will Carlos Queiroz be back at Old Trafford Soon?

Posted on September 15, 2009 by David Schiavone

With Portugal on the verge of non-qualification for the World Cup in 2010, manager Carlos Queiroz is under extreme pressure and has the very real possibility of unemployment looming over him. Given this threat, and inevitability that this will occur, … Continue reading →

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