Ravin Sampat
Let Karim be Karim
‘Let Bartlett be Bartlett. Instead of comparing Joshua Bartlett to previous Presidents, why not let Bartlett be judged on his own Presidency’.
These are the words of Sam, the character played by Rob Lowe in the hit US show, the West Wing. The episode looks at decisions made by the fictional President Bartlett, and whilst being [...]
Forget Super Tuesday, what about Super Thursday?
The world watched Super Tuesday with interest, but it should pay attention to Super Thursday too, writes Ravin Sampat
It was very interesting watching Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton headline Super Tuesday with some amazing political rhetoric. All the world’s eyes were on the US Presidential election nominations, but let’s not forget the other big day [...]
Inter’s title? Not just yet
Ravin Sampat believes Inter will be rivalled by Roma in the Scudetto race
The Serie A race will almost certainly end in a frenzy of excitement judging by the weekend’s results. With Juve getting their first win of 2008 courtesy of a Trézéguet brace against Livorno, Milan and Roma were continuing to pursue their own objectives [...]
Mama Africa is calling
Ravin Sampat analyses why Ghana 2008 should get positive headlines, not negative ones
When one says Africa, there are so many negative connotations associated with this word that one would forget that a major footballing tournament is currently taking place in the continent, or that the world’s biggest sporting event will be hosted by a nation [...]
Introito Inter fantastico il derby
Season’s greetings arrive early for Moratti as Inter take a 25-point lead over rivals Milan
As the weekend drew to a close and Christmas lights lit all over Italy, Serie A entered the winter break in a position many would have predicted. Juve and Roma both win, and continue to chase. Milan stutter and Inter continue [...]
Derby della Madonnina arrives, but does anyone even care?
With Inter seven points ahead, Ravin Sampat looks forward to this weekend’s Milan derby - but does it even matter?
This has been a very interesting week extremely active week in the world of Calcio.
Firstly, who would have guessed that by December, Milan would be an astonishing 22 points behind city rivals Inter. Often this season [...]
Expecting more when they should expect less?
With the England position increasingly likely to be given to either Fabio Capello or Jose Mourinho, it is time we asked a crucial question: Are England fans expecting too much?
In 2006, when Luis Phillipe Scolari was scouted as the next possible manager of England following Sven’s reign, he quite rightly refused, citing the English press [...]
Advantage Mancini
With Milan-Juve ending in a stalemate, Ravin Sampat analyses how Inter capitalised and are now set to claim the ”Winter Champions” crown.
Despite being recognised as one of the biggest games in European football, the draw between Milan and their northern rivals, Juventus, was overshadowed by two big events. Firstly, the Euro 2008 draw; secondly, Inter’s [...]
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