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 are still the kaisers. After two poor performances, the Germans once again look like the favourites they were labelled as [...]

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 that is finally showing some promise, and to refer to Domenech’s much-discussed star-gazing, France is in the midst of a [...]

The 42nd Excellent Receptacle (aka Super Bowl XLII): The game and a conversion

Here is a full account of not just The 42nd Excellent Receptacle (aka Super Bowl XLII), but the conversion of a gridiron cynic and a ridiculously late night. Enjoy – David.
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Forget the Six Nations (although good on Wales! I had a feeling the Ospreys gamble and the acquisition of Shaun Edwards, who did a [...]

Match Report: Newcastle United 0-0 Bolton Wanderers

Kevin Keegan returned.
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David.

Match Report: Stoke City 0-0 Newcastle United

Stoke City 0-0 Newcastle United
FA Cup: Third Round
Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
Att: 22,681
It was built up as the match that could determine Sam Allardyce’s fate as Newcastle manager; it now holds more significance, but for now at least, Allardyce remains safe.
Meanwhile Stoke, while being pleased in keeping the Premier League outfit at bay, forcing the replay [...]