All Things Football #11

First of all, just a quick apology for the absence of ‘All Things Football’ last Monday. Not to beat a dead horse but since Thierry Henry has today admitted he nearly retired from international football in the wake of his handball against Ireland, this debate is still alive and kicking. If, and this is a [...]

All Things Football #10

My only hopes before Sunday’s game were that both teams would go out and go for it, both would do themselves justice and the officials didn’t have a big effect on the game. Well United certainly did themselves justice. They were by far the better team and deserved to win but yet again the officials [...]

All Things Football #9

Rafael Benitez is a man in turmoil.  The Liverpool manager doesn’t know when to stick with his best team and is caught between balancing the Champions League and the Premier League. Liverpool crashed to their sixth defeat in seven games on Saturday, losing 3-1 to Fulham at Craven Cottage. Benitez made the decision to take [...]

All Things Football #8

So Liverpool’s season is not over and Rafael Benitez has yet again delivered in a high pressure game. Just when it looked as if Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United would deliver the final blow to a fragile Liverpool side, they answered all their critics – and in some style. Bringing El Niño to Merseyside was [...]

All Things Football #7

The draw for the eagerly anticipated World Cup play-offs was made in Zuirch today. The draw is as follows: Republic of Ireland v France Portugal v Bosnia-Herzegovina Greece v Ukraine Russia v Slovenia (Draws to take place on the 14th and 18th of November) Obviously the tie that stands out there is the Republic of [...]

If it’s good enough for Sergio Agüero, it’s good enough for me!

The red and white stripes of the Atletico Madrid home jersey make this one of the most recognisable soccer uniforms in the world. Kia sponsor Atletico Madrid with an unobtrusive red and white logo which blends in well with the shirt. Atletico Madrid have a host of fantastic players including Maxi Rodriguez, Diego Forlan and [...]

All Things Football #6

What a week of football, eh? On Saturday night I watched Argentina’s crucial World Cup qualifier against Peru in Buenos Aires. After a dull first half the game exploded into life in the second half as Argentina took the lead after just three minutes. However, just when it looked like Argentina had secured the vital [...]

All Things Football #5

We begin this week with La Liga and in particular Sevilla beating Real Madrid by one goal to nil in Seville to break the Galactico’s unbeaten run. To be honest, I”m pleased for Sevilla. They played so much better than Real and worked so much harder, they wanted it so much more and got what [...]