Sports writer @ World in Sport
For all of my Football watching life, England have been a disappointment. I was born several days before Football came home with the opening of Euro 96, when England reached the Semi-Finals. They would not reach another for 22 years. …
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Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are the three greatest male tennis players of all time, of which there can be no doubt. In which order you rank those three depends on an almost endless list of variables but …
The ‘Big 3′ on Grass? Read More »
Since the Club World Cup replaced the Intercontinental Cup in 2005, there has been 14 winners from Europe and just 3 from South America, 2 of those coming in the first two editions. Only Corinthians have broken the monopoly back …
In Memory of the Intercontinental Cup Read More »
When you talk of English football’s most dominant dynasties, only 2 sides can come to mind. The two Northern Powerhouses of Liverpool and Manchester United. Liverpool ruled the 1970′s and 80′s, and Manchester United “knocked them off their perch” in the …
English Football’s Dominant Dynasties Read More »
There was barely a scattering of lukewarm applause from the Santiago Bernabeu faithful behind the goal as Ferlaine Mendy miraculously cleared Grealish’s effort off the line, his desperate last-ditch defending somehow merely brushing against, rather than rebounding in off an …
Guardiola’s Champions League Blues Read More »
Muhammad Ali fought 548 Professional Rounds against 50 different men across a span of 61 fights, 13 countries, four continents and 21 years. 27 of Muhammad’s fights were scheduled for the 15 round Championship distance, so in this blog, I …
Muhammad Ali: 15 Career-Defining Rounds Read More »
On Top of Their Perch As Sir Alex Ferguson left the Hawthorns’ turf after one final farewell to the travelling faithful, his 1,500th and final match in charge of Manchester United, the sleeping giant he inherited in 1986 were now …
Manchester United: Below the Promised Land Read More »
You can’t read any discussion about Anthony Joshua for long without seeing reference to his resume. The resume is usually brought up as the first line of defence to any criticism slung his way, and is perhaps the only line …
Joshua & Fury: Reading of the Resumes Read More »
Roger Federer is not the GOAT. He wasn’t the Greatest Men’s player of all time before Rafael Nadal has tied him on 20 Grand Slams last year and he isn’t now. Nor has he been for a long time. I …
Why Roger Federer isn’t the GOAT Read More »
Pep Guardiola has won 31 trophies in the 12 seasons he has so far spent in management and he will go on to win many more, at Manchester City and wherever else he decides to go. That said, I believe …
Pep Guardiola: Football’s most overrated coach? Read More »