January 7, 2014
Eusebio remembered by Brian Glanville
Brian Glanville, who watched Eusebio in the flesh on a number of occasions, looks back on the career of the great Portuguese forward.
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January 6, 2014
Portugal legend Eusebio remembered
Keir Radnedge looks back on the career of Eusebio, the Benfica and Portugal legend and the first great African footballer to make a mark on the world game.
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January 3, 2014
Nicolas Anelka: enfant terrible of European football
Nicolas Anelka is once again in the news for all the wrong reasons. Brian Glanville looks back on a career punctuated by moments of controversy.
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December 31, 2013
Racism, match-fixing, financial mismanagement…but it wasn’t all bad news in 2013
After a year in which football has been mired in controversy, much is riding on the Brazil World Cup of 2014. Keir Radnedge looks back on 2013.
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December 27, 2013
The defects of great men…David Coleman remembered
Brian Glanville remembers a legendary commentator who was unfairly mocked for his occasional linguistic lapses.
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December 19, 2013
Andre Villas-Boas carries the can for the mistakes of others
Brian Glanville explains why humiliating defeats for for both Tottenham and Arsenal cost one manager his job, but had little bearing on the job prospects of the other.
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December 19, 2013
Brazil World Cup stadiums still a cause for concern
Two steps forward, one step back: that is the sorry tale of Brazil's World Cup stadia. Surely no country has been stumbling beyond the venues deadline so late in the day.
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December 11, 2013
Latest match-fixing scandal is nothing new
The present spate of arrests of footballers involved in betting scams is profoundly disappointing and depressing though for all its alarmingly wide geographic scope – which makes preventive action so difficult – it is not…
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December 9, 2013
Sepp Blatter confident Brazil will host the World Cup ever
A World Cup draw which began in sombre style, featuring a tribute to Nelson Mandela and an appeal for peace on the streets from Sepp Blatter, ended with the maximum frenetic drama possible being wrung…
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December 6, 2013
Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia takes centre stage at World Cup draw
Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia may not be a household name in many countries but in his homeland, Uruguay, he enjoys legendary status, and even in Brazil his name carries a particular resonance.
