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IT would be wrong to claim that a problematical World Cup is a new phenomenum; go back in time and 1962, 1970, 1978, 1994, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 have all had their issues to deal with. In fact, there’s scarcely been a World Cup that has not had a collection of hurdles to overcome. … Continue reading Does the World Cup have a future?
FOOTBALL fans do not usually have sympathy for other clubs, but the neutrals among us might just be a little understanding when it comes to Arsenal’s plight. Top of the table virtually all season after three successive runners-up spots, they have barely put a foot wrong for much of the campaign, only to find a … Continue reading The day the pendulum swung north: Manchester City 2-1 Arsenal
IF LEICESTER City find themselves in League One in the 2026-27 season, just 10 years after their phenomenal Premier League title win, it will bring to an end a remarkable cycle that still confounds the experts. It’s a popular belief that big clubs will never drop out of the top flight and Leicester, for a … Continue reading Champions plummet, but Leicester’s decline was probably avoidable
BAYERN MUNICH thrashed St. Pauli 5-0 at the Millerntor-stadion and edged towards the Bundesliga title, but the visitors’ resounding victory also pushed one of Germany’s cult clubs a little closer to relegation. St. Pauli are third from bottom and are four points clear of 17th-placed Wolfsburg, but with two points from their last five games, … Continue reading European Round-up: Premier League twist, Real Madrid stutter, St. Pauli thrashed by Bayern