Well, we’re half way through the tournament and we’ve still got more enthusiasm than energy. The first part of a summer tournament is always the part with the longest trips, even longer nights and the most passionate arguments. That ...
Talk about mediocre managers: Raymond Domenech put Abidal in at centre back when the Barcelona player had not played in that position for ages. In fact, Abidal played just a handful of games as a centre back ...
Of, course, against Sweden, Raul Albiol looked out of his depth, but he was thrown into the fray after Puyol felt some pain in his leg. However, the Barcelona defender ...
Let’s begin with the positives. Its been a long time since Spain were this lucky and benefited from a defensive mistake, and scored a goal, in the last minute of a match. It happened in the last minute, of the last game of the group ...
Luka Modric
Against Germany, Croatia’s football revolved around Luka Modric. Tottenham’s new signing is only 22, but he made Ballack look very ordinary and ...
My good friend (and excellent journalist Paco Aguilar of El Mundo Deportivo) told me a wonderful story that reveals just how things work behind the scenes in football.
Fernando Torres & Luis Aragones
Fernando Torres has only played 11 full games out of the 41 that he has featured in under Luis Aragones in the national team. He scored in ten of those 11 matches.
