Published on
June 6, 2010 in
Brazil, Cameroon, England, Football, Iran, Mexico and USA.
Tags: Boby Moore, George Milla, Haruna Lukman, Pele, Peter Crouch, Sanchez, sportsmanship, World Cup.
As hundreds of millions of us sit down to a feast of football, who will stand out as a real champion of football? Who will light up the World Cup with a smile (remember Pele’s smile) instead of a raging roar of aggression? Or maybe a dance (Peter Crouch’s Robot Dance or the 42 year old Cameroonian Roger Milla’s samba with the corner flag)? Or perhaps the unbridled joy of youth will let Nigeria’s 19 year old revelation, Haruna Lukman, simply celebrate the fun, excitement and joy of playing in the world’s best competition?
Continue reading ‘Where Are The World Cup Sportsmanship Heroes?’
Published on
May 2, 2010 in
England, Golf and sportsmanship.
Tags: Brian Davis, golf hero, Golfer, Harbour Town Golf Links, Heritage Classic, honest, honesty, Jim Furyk, Londoner, penalty, self imposed penalty, Sudden Death Playoff.
Brian Davis felt his moment had finally arrived when he made a 17 foot putt birdie on the 18th green to tie with America’s Jim Furyk and force a play-off at The Heritage Classic in Southern Carolina. Davis, a 36 year old Londoner, had never won a tournament on the American PGA golf tour.
Continue reading ‘Nice Guy Beats The Ref & The TV & Wins Forever’
Published on
July 21, 2009 in
America, Brazil, England and Football.
Tags: 1970, Bobby Moore, EUFA, FA, FIFA, Pele, Shirt swapping, sportsmanship.
I came across this lovely article by Ethan Armstrong about swapping shirts after an intense battle. He was amazed by the ritual and thought it so special that he wrote about in on his blog.
Continue reading ‘Suspending Animosity: The Football Shirt Swap’
I had a great chat with Eamonn Holmes and was delighted to hear his story about how the Real Madrid fans gave Liverpool’s Steve Gerard a standing ovation as he left the field.
Continue reading ‘Real Madrid Magic BBC 5 Live Interview…’
I mentioned during my BBC Nottingham interview, that local hero Brian Clough and arguably, the most successful football manager in Europe, never allowed any of his players to challenge the referee’s decisions.
Continue reading ‘Brian Clough sportsman BBC Nottingham interview…’
Hats off to 19 year old Irishman, Rory McIlroy who won the Dubai Desert Classic golf on Sunday. Having seen his four shot lead shrink to a one shot lead going into the last hole, I’m sure his nerves were jangling. Having hit a perfect drive off the tee, he goofed his second shot into the bunker.
Continue reading ‘English Rose Embraces His 19 year old Irish Victor’
Published on
January 11, 2009 in
America, Athletics, England, Football, Germany, Golf, Iran, Ireland, Mexico, Rugby, South Africa, Wrestling and sportsmanship.
Tags: 1936 Olympics, 1952 Olympics, 1956 olympics, 1960 Olympics, 2008 Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Berlin Olympics, Clive Clarke, Jesse Owens, Joe Louis, Lions Tour, Max Schmeling, PR Smith, Ryan Tubridy; George hamilton, Special Olympics.
I was totally engaged by RTE’s Ryan Tubridy’s warmth and George Hamilton’s lovely sportsmanship stories, and I have to say, delighted by the response from listeners who sent in some new stories about sportsmanship.
Continue reading ‘RTE Radio 1 Sportsmanship Chat with Ryan Tubridy, George Hamilton & Me’
Published on
December 4, 2008 in
England, Football, Portugal and sportsmanship.
Tags: 1966, Alex Stepney, Benefica, Bobby Charlton, Eusebio, George Best, Manchester United, Matt Busby, World Cup.
A BBC Radio interviewer asked the late Cissy Charlton (mother of Bobby and Jack) about the 1966 England v Portugal World Cup semi final (which England won 2-1), she said:
Continue reading ‘Portuguese Players Shake Englishman’s Hand After He Scores’
