Brits Blow It: International Update

GROUP A
Portugal left it late it Almaty to beat Kazakhstan 2-1. Hugo Almeida had a goal disallowed in the first half before young striker Azila Makukula finally headed Portugal in front in the 84th minute. Cristiano Ronaldo doubled the lead in the last minute before a stoppage time Dimitri Byakov header gave the [...]

Euro 2008 Round-Up

Group A
Portugal got their campaign back on track with a 2-0 win in Azerbaijan. Bruno Alves headed in a Deco corner before Hugo Almeida turned in Miguel’s cross before half-time to seal the win against ten-man Azerbaijan. Serbia have it all to do after being held goalless in Armenia, whilst Poland gave their [...]

Matches of the World Cup: Part Two

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

Tim Wigmore reflects on World Cup 2006 as the established nations dominated once again and Italy emerged triumphant after a month of scintillating football.

Over the limit

Graham Poll may have been shrouded in controversy for only a relatively minor error that lasted three minutes, but a lot more should surround Valentin Ivanov for his over-zealous performance led to 16 yellow cards and a record-breaking four dismissals – plus a lot of enjoyment. Despite the excitement Ivanov’s display gave everyone, Sepp Blatter’s [...]

A new low

Ruud van Nistelrooy has endured numerous lows in recent months, but being dropped for Holland’s knockout game with Portugal is surely the worst yet.

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A new low

Ruud van Nistelrooy has endured numerous lows in recent months, but being dropped for Holland’s knockout game with Portugal is surely the worst yet.

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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.

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