Archive for the ‘Opinion’ Category
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Brazil 1982 have the unfortunate title of being most commonly labeled the best side not to win the World Cup. We all know what happened that day in July 1982. Paulo Rossi netted a hattrick in one of the greatest most remarkable matches the World has ever seen. Rossi was awful in matches prior to this one, but against all odds the man from Juventus scored three goals. Socrates may not have won a World Cup, but his style, technique and vision of how the game should be played will always leave a lasting legacy.
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Monday, December 5th, 2011
The young Brazilian superstar, Neymar, was featured in a Sunday Telegraph pullout that focused on the forward’s “dream” to win the World Cup in front of a home crowd in 2014. Although the article informs the reader about Neymar’s brief professional career and a rather short insight into the history of Santos, the piece focuses on the image, character and brand that is Neymar – the new superstar of Brazilian football.
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Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
So to the ‘winding down’ phase of the league. Well, winding down is perhaps the wrong term, ‘winding up’ is possibly more appropriate as tempers flare, pressure rises and the winners and losers contemplate next year’s financial and league statuses.
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Sunday, March 13th, 2011
Legendary French captain and World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane, was accused earlier in the year of ‘selling his soul’ following the former player’s involvement in Qatar’s successful World Cup bid (which reportedly earned him £1.9million). Zidane has since sued over the remarks, which he believes is ‘harmful to his honour’. Where do you sit on the issue?
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Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
And the ugly head of football rears itself once again. No, I’m not talking about Gennaro Gattuso, though players like him and tackles like Mathieu Flamini’s have no place in the game. Darlington FC have become the latest club who are facing an uncertain future.
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Monday, February 14th, 2011
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, or should I say ‘Il Fenomeno’ has retired from the game of football aged 34 years old. The 2002 World Cup winner and former World player of year has decided to hang up his boots following elimination in the 2011 Copa Libertadores.
Ronaldo scored 62 goals in 97 games for Brazil, trailing Pele who scored 77 goals in 92 games, to become the countries second top goalscorer of all time. In 2006 Ronaldo became the leading scorer, with 15 goals, in World Cup history when he scored in the 3-0 victory over Ghana. We take a look back at the career or a true great and wonder what could have been if he hadn’t endured so many injuries.
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Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
It’s that time of year again. England win a friendly to rid the ghost of a humiliating defeat in their previous outing and all of a sudden they are world beaters again. While this is massively removed from the truth, there were plenty of positives to take from the 2-1 victory over an impressive Denmark.
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Monday, February 7th, 2011
A wave of black and blue. A counter-current of white. Yet more surge forward, demanding the heads of their foes, screaming and snarling and appearing as wild and as fast as a hoard of Vikings that smell blood. The scary thing is, they’re not animals, barbarians or those with a lust for the kill and they know what they’re doing. They’re working together, they’re plotting, planning and executing with a distinct, dispassionate ethic. In return those on enemy soil do not back down or falter but they roar back and lunge in hope to upset the seemingly predestined loss at the hands of their oppressors.
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Friday, February 4th, 2011
This transfer window has seen some big changes in English football. Edin Dzeko to Manchester City, Fernando Torres to Chelsea, Andy Carroll and Luiz Suarez to Liverpool are amongst the headline grabbing switches, but what stands out away from the high-rolling money spending lunacy of the Barclay’s Premier League is what has happened in Italy, or to be more specific, what has happened at AC Milan.
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Thursday, January 6th, 2011
I was born early in the morning on the 9th July 1982, the morning after the epic 3-3 semi final between France and West Germany, which saw the infamous Harald Schumacher ‘attack’ on Patrick Battiston after a glorious Michel Platini pass. I always credit this match as one of the reasons as to why football runs through my veins, considering I was born a few hours after the final whistle. However, looking at the whole 1982 tournament, Platini nor France nor West Germany were the stars of the show.
On the 5th July 1982, Brazil lost 3-2 to Italy in the quarter final of the World Cup. This Brazilian side is often credited as the greatest football side not to lift the World Cup (probably along with the 1974 Dutch side), which is no doubt a massive compliment to Paulo Rossi’s Italy – led by legendary manager Enzo Bearzot.
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