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.
The build up to this World Cup has been as much about who may not be there as to who will be there. Players have been ruling themselves out of matches or getting serious injury scares. It seems that a high proportion of these players, often influential players, are based in England and play in the Premier League.
