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Becks is not the bogeyman [Yahoo! Eurosport: March 10, 2010, 11:24 am] The idea that anyone is going to boo David Beckham when he steps out at Old Trafford for this evening's Champions League game is absurd. Old Goldenballs will get the rapturous reception he deserves, both for past achievement and current dignity. Plus it helps that he is no longer the potent force he once was: so much easier to be magnanimous to someone who, as the depredations of time curtail any contribution he might make, is not going to do you any harm. ... Hard times for Joe and Theo [Yahoo! Eurosport: March 5, 2010, 12:54 pm] Anything can happen between now and June 12th when England play USA in Rustenburg. John Terry could meet Carlos Tevez and his mates down a dark alley; David James could lose all his strength, Samson-like, after an altercation with his barber; Owen Hargreaves could discover a new pair of knees. But one thing can be certain: would the tournament kick off next week it would do so without two players who, a year ago, seemed nailed-on certainties for inclusion. ... Summer holiday for Theo and Joe? [Yahoo! Eurosport: March 5, 2010, 12:54 pm] Anything can happen between now and June 12th when England play USA in Rustenburg. John Terry could meet Carlos Tevez and his mates down a dark alley; David James could lose all his strength, Samson-like, after an altercation with his barber; Owen Hargreaves could discover a new pair of knees. But one thing can be certain: would the tournament kick off next week it would do so without two players who, a year ago, seemed nailed-on certainties for inclusion. ... Red Knights can save red devils [Yahoo! Eurosport: March 3, 2010, 12:34 pm] There is outside Old Trafford at the moment a giant banner commemorating the stadium's 100th birthday. Typically, it is being used for commercial advantage: buy your anniversary commemorative memorabilia in the club superstore. But nonetheless the poster might remind a few of those emerging laden with red-bagged booty, how the place came to be built in the first place. ... Wayne's world implodes [Yahoo! Eurosport: February 26, 2010, 11:15 am] The former Liverpool midfielder and inventor of the Predator boot Craig Johnston has a novel solution to the Bridge-Terry conundrum. The Australian, who has recently re-invented himself as an arty photographer with an exhibition opening in London next week, reckoned on Talksport yesterday that the best thing would be for Fabio Capello to arrange for a bit of man on man action to sort things out. ... Jose's special performance [Yahoo! Eurosport: February 24, 2010, 2:03 pm] In the press room at Inter's Appiano Gentile training ground this week, Jose Mourinho knew he had a special audience. The English press were in town ahead of his team's game with Chelsea this evening. And instead of the sneers and rolled eyes and sucked-in cheeks he generally elicits from his usual inquisitors among the Italian media contingent, it was high fiving and back slapping and joshing all round. Yes, his fan club was in town. ... Liverpool stutter on [Yahoo! Eurosport: February 19, 2010, 1:14 pm] A year ago Liverpool were facing Real Madrid in the first round knock out stage of the Champions League. Last night they were boring the pants off Channel 5’s half dozen regular viewers in a stuttering, nervy, utterly unappealing victory over Benitez is betraying the Liverpool way [Yahoo! Eurosport: February 19, 2010, 1:14 pm] A year ago Liverpool were facing Real Madrid in the first round knock out stage of the Champions League. Last night they were boring the pants off Channel 5's half dozen regular viewers in a stuttering, nervy, utterly unappealing victory over Unirea Urziceni. True, the Romanians have to take some responsibility for the lack of entertainment: they parked the bus, the tram, the train and any other public utility vehicle they could lay their hands on in front of goal. ... What more can you say about Wayne? [Yahoo! Eurosport: February 17, 2010, 2:19 pm] Scoring their first goals away against Milan in more than 40 years of trying, Manchester United secured a monumental victory in the San Siro last night. Or was it?Rather than a stonking, glorious, ruthless exhibition, the consensus in the newspapers and online this morning is that Alex Ferguson's men enjoyed the luck of the - presumably red - devil. And even the most fervent green-and-gold-eyed fan would have to concede they did have a fair share of fortune. ... After Ashley, who is there? [Yahoo! Eurosport: February 12, 2010, 12:18 pm] And so it happens again. The curse has struck. After Beckham in 2002 and Rooney in 2006, once more one of England's few world class performers has been compromised by injury ahead of the World Cup. That clash with Landon Donovan at Goodison on Wednesday night could have repercussions all the way to Rustenburg. If Ashley Cole is not around when the World Cup gets underway, England will be shorn of their second most potent performer. It is not easy to make a case to praise Cole. ... Cole is out. What now? [Yahoo! Eurosport: February 12, 2010, 12:18 pm] And so it happens again. The curse has struck. After Beckham in 2002 and Rooney in 2006, once more one of England's few world class performers has been compromised by injury ahead of the World Cup. That clash with Landon Donovan at Goodison on Wednesday night could have repercussions all the way to Rustenburg. If Ashley Cole is not around when the World Cup gets underway, England will be shorn of their second most potent performer. It is not easy to make a case to praise Cole. ... Benitez to do the Emirates breakaway [Yahoo! Eurosport: February 10, 2010, 3:54 pm] Arsene Wenger has finally admitted it: his Arsenal team do not operate on the same level as Chelsea. He is not talking about tackling, finishing, or even the ability to defend against a breakaway. He is talking finance. Arsenal, he says, cannot afford the top players in the world because they are unable to offer them the kind of money available at Chelsea, Milan, Madrid or even Manchester. ... Mrs Grant gets it right [Yahoo! Eurosport: February 5, 2010, 12:12 pm] When it comes to a scandal, Tzofit Grant demonstrated this week that she has the right idea. No retreat behind a super-injunction for the wife of Avram, no arranging for long-lens pictures of her blubbing on a beach in Dubai, no contracting Max Clifford to sell her side of the story to the highest bidder. Instead, the moment news of her husband's visit to a Portsmouth massage parlour became public knowledge, she did what many others ought to do: she laughed it all off. ... It is only a matter of time for Terry [Yahoo! Eurosport: February 3, 2010, 1:31 pm] I caught a re-run wildlife documentary on the television yesterday. It was about a bunch of monitor lizards in Indonesia who were suddenly alerted to the possibility of breakfast by a buffalo straying right into their territory. It was a haughty beast, confident in its scale, seemingly certain it was strong enough to deal with any danger. But the lizards thought otherwise, set on it and chased it down. ... Wenger has a point [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 29, 2010, 12:55 pm] Arsene Wenger doesn't do gracious. Unlike most modern managers, when things don't go according to plan, the Frenchman does not confine himself to railing against referees. There is no conspiracy of silence for Wenger, no honour amongst thieves. He is always happy to lay the blame for dropped points at the tactical shortcomings of his rivals. He was at it again on Wednesday night. ... Nothing wrong with Villa's route one [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 29, 2010, 12:55 pm] Arsene Wenger doesn't do gracious. Unlike most modern managers, when things don't go according to plan, the Frenchman does not confine himself to railing against referees. There is no conspiracy of silence for Wenger, no honour amongst thieves. He is always happy to lay the blame for dropped points at the tactical shortcomings of his rivals.He was at it again on Wednesday night. ... United v City: Match of the season [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 27, 2010, 4:39 pm] Those involved in the arts might deride it, but football remains the country's most reliable source of drama. It has more tensions, more confrontations, more personal spats than a month-long festival of Shakespeare. A sport that is, at its basics, all about conflict has within its scope all sorts of intrigue. It is not simply about team A against team B, it is manager X against manager Y, striker Q against fullback R, old money against new money, chairman Z against the fans. ... This was O'Neill's week [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 22, 2010, 12:57 pm] Despite the noise he made, this was not Carlos Tevez's week. That accolade belongs elsewhere. Sure, if nothing else, the Argentine's latest observation about Gary Neville should have ensured golf ball sales go up in Manchester. That the United stalwart is "a moron and a shoe licker" is perhaps not the most original thing that has been said about him, nor, given the Kop's extensive repertoire of fruity Nev-related insults, the wittiest. ... Blue moon rising [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 20, 2010, 12:02 pm] I have an unusual and increasingly rare distinction: I have seen Manchester City win a major trophy in the flesh. There can't be many of us left. Certainly there will be no-one under early middle age. After all, as the banner hanging in the Stretford End tauntingly reminds the world, it was 34 years ago that a man in sky blue last lifted any decent silverware. It was the League Cup final and I went because my schoolmate Roger offered me a spare ticket. ... The transfer window's icey draft [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 15, 2010, 12:23 pm] Let us for a moment pause for thought at the predicament of the poor folk at Sky Sports News. There they are all set up for this, their whole working calendar focussed on what should be a highlight of their reporting year. They have that bloke with the five mobiles, the one who claims the ear of every chairman in the country, on stand-by in the studio. They have reporters around the country poised to go and stand outside training grounds for hours telling us that not much has yet happened. ... |