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?’
Welsh fans are amazing. Last year, when Ireland finally won our long awaited Grand Slam in Cardiff, I couldn’t help feeling that the Welsh celebrated it as much as we did. A year later I’m back in Dublin for Wales’ last international rugby match ….
Continue reading ‘Welsh Fans Are Amazing’
Frenchman and Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, says “France should offer a replay – which I support personally. We want to beat Ireland properly.” French captain Thierry Henry says a replay of the World Cup play-off with the Republic of Ireland would “be the fairest solution”. France’s former superstar, David Ginola, said “there is no pride in this win”.
Continue reading ’3 Wise Frenchmen Ask for Replay’
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’
After a truly epic Wimbledon Final, BBC’s Sue Barker asked the defeated American, Andy Roddick, if ‘this sport is cruel sometimes?’
Continue reading ‘Anyone For Tennis?’
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…’
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