Magic of Guus

Dutchman Guus Hiddink is an impressive magician; one who can conjure miracles more often than God himself. He roams from country to country, club to club, and for his habitually short stay provides unparalleled success.
Hiddink has never remained at the helm for more than five years anywhere, but from his first major managerial position at […]

Matches of the World Cup: Part One

Sprouting from the mouth following the end of sport’s greatest tournament were calls that the World Cup did not live up to its early promise; it cannot be reckoned to be one of the best; there were very few shock results; and diving along with yellow and red cards ruined the spectacle.
But in the mix […]

Old order reasserts itself

World Cup 2006: The Review
After the mind-blowing number of upsets at the previous World Cup, the 2006 tournament - with the odd exception - saw football’s established names rule once more. And, though defences ruled and there were a lack of enthralling matches, there is still much to remember from the 2006 World Cup - […]

A case of 16

Footballing World scours for the likely qualifiers into the quarter-finals, the matches of the round and one for the underdogs.

Happy Harry

Harry Kewell, perhaps a little harshly, has a reputation as a good player who fails miserably on the biggest stage. But Kewell’s goal 11 minutes from time saw Guus Hiddink’s side scrape into the last 16 at the expense of Croatia, after an enthralling 2-2 draw awash with intriguing sub-plots.

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