Tag Archives: Football

“J.Hill’s Satanic Reign!”: Football and Indie Music, Ted and Alice

This is something I have just written for a music fanzine to go alongside a night I help with at Manchester’s very own Star and Garter. I thought I may as well pop it up on here for anyone else … Continue reading

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Match Report: Portugal 2-3 Germany

UEFA Euro 2008 Quarter-Final Basel Att: 42,000 Portugal 2-3 Germany A tired maxim, but an important one: never write off the Germans. Once again, they prove that when it comes to clinical finishing and efficient, sharp use of possession, they … Continue reading

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Match Report: Italy 2-0 France

UEFA Euro 2008 Group Stage: Group C Zurich Att: 25,000 Italy 2-0 France Ten years’ ago this month, France were World Champions. Two years’ ago, France almost became World Champions once again. But after this defeat against an Italian side … Continue reading

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Euro 2008: Preview! – THE GROUP OF DEATH

There’s a football tournament starting on Saturday, you know. Yes, behind the new of Mark Hughes’ appointment at Manchester City; England’s act of diplomacy in travelling to Trinidad & Tobago being acknowledged as an official ‘A’ game; and Cristiano Ronaldo … Continue reading

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Ah! That’s Champion(ship / League, but only the latter part)!

Apologies for the use of the first person throughout this post, but something has been niggling at me. I felt a little ashamed in being a Manchester United fan yesterday afternoon. While sat next to an avid Stoke fan, it … Continue reading

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Filed under Barclays Premier League, Chelsea, Comment, England, English Premier League, Football, Football League - League 2, Football League Championship, Leicester City, Newcastle United, Opinion, Soccer, Southampton, Sport, Stockport County, Stoke City, The Football League, UEFA Champions League

We’re back! / Twenty20 and its dependence on football

Allan Stanford, Twenty20, and its dependence on football. Continue reading

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UEFA Launch Investigation After Liverpool v Arsenal Champions League Tie Described As ‘Decent’

UEFA chiefs today announced they would be conducting an inquiry to investigate claims that the Champions League Quarter-Final second leg between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield on tuesday was “a decent game”. The investigation was launched after an unusual amount … Continue reading

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We support Ground for a Pound

Apologies once again for the lack of posts over the last two weeks — it’s really beginning to get to me, actually. However, that will hopefully change within the next few days. This is a quick one for you all. … Continue reading

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Eduardo leg break: Wenger retracts Taylor comments

“It was a highly emotional afternoon and we were all shocked by the injury to Eduardo,” he said. “On reflection, I feel that my comments about Martin Taylor were excessive. I said what I did immediately after the game, in … Continue reading

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Eduardo Leg Break: Pictures (WARNING)

Right, I’m going to warn you now. There’s a very good reason why the broadcasters won’t show the full detail of Eduardo’s leg-break. I’ve managed to find a clip of the break (mainly to see how bad the tackle was … Continue reading

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