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A footballing thought experiment

To tide me over after the end of the World Cup and before the start of the new domestic football seasons, I’ve been spending some time trying to put together teams of international legends of the game for my foosball … Continue reading

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Ngiya bonga South Africa

That’s the World Cup over with for another four years. The past month has seen some sublime moments of football1 intermingled with the ridiculous and I don’t think that the higher echelons of the game will ever be the same … Continue reading

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44 is the magic number

So sang De La Soul. Oh, wait. José Mourinho was bought to the San Siro for just one reason as far as I’m concerned: to win the Champions League. Inter Milan haven’t reached the pinnacle of European club football for … Continue reading

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