Brazilian Selecão Coach Mano Menezes Is a Hopelessly Lost Coward

When down a goal with 10 minutes to go, any coach will usually bring on another striker. Unless, of course, that coach is Mano Menezes. When faced with this situation against France, Mano brought on another retentive midfielder in a bid to apparently secure a slender loss. In the name of responsibility, the Brazilian team has gone from a much-criticised Dunga counter-attacking team to a Mano non-attacking... 

Sepp Blatter: It’s Not Too Late to Improve the Game and Your Reputation

Mr. Sepp Blatter,  I am going to cut right to the chase.  It is 2011 and it is pretty safe to say you have done the game of football more harm than good since you took charge of FIFA in 1998.  Luckily, the performances of players like Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi, Zidane, Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Paolo Maldini, Ryan Giggs and Xavi—just to name a few, have been able to overshadow... 

Bring Me the Head of Lewis Hamilton: The Hounding of F1’s Superstar

You’ve seen the old horror movies that end with a mob of villagers heading up to the evil count’s castle bearing flaming torches and pitchforks, intent on destroying the vile undead creature. Nowadays after every F1 race, there is a similar mob seeking the head of Lewis Hamilton. Mouths foam at the mention of his name, and lips twist into ugly snarls. Punish him, they bellow, teach him... 

Brilliant Orange: Ranking the Best Dutch Internationals of All Time

Holland is one of the greatest footballing nations in the world. Dutch clubs such as Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV, have excellent and well-recognized youth systems (particularly Ajax), which have produced some of the greatest players ever to play the game in a Holland shirt (Johan Cruyff being the prime example, in Rinus Michels’s total football side of the ’70s). As a national team, the... 

Rugby: Otago Boys Honour Team Mate in 55 Point Win over Christs College

Otago Boys High School came away with a comprehensive 55-0 win over Christs College in their traditional match today at Littlebourne, Dunedin. The fixture is the oldest traditional fixture in the southern hemisphere, with this year marking the 125th year this game was played. The win came just days after the tragic death of a much loved team-mate, an event which moved an entire community. It was a... 

Spain 1-1 England: Parity Only in the Scoreline

Spain provide a happy reference point for English Under-21 football’s past and present. In 1984, England beat them comprehensively over two legs to win the European Championship—their last victory in this competition. Two years ago, England earned a 2-0 victory in the process of topping their group and sending Spain home. However, these are different times for Spanish football. At both... 

England 1-1 Spain: England’s Next Golden Generation Prove They Are No Pushovers

England kicked off their UEFA Under-21 championship with a hard earned 1-1 draw against tournament favourites Spain. An early goal from Ander Herrera against the run of play put the Spanish side in command from the start, leaving the young England stars with a daunting task ahead. The opening goal was surprisingly forged from a set piece in which the former Zaragoza youngster handled the ball as he... 

Formula One: Canadian Grand Prix, Vettel Cracks as Button Wins Wet, Wild Race.

Domination. That’s been the main talking point in Formula One so far this season. Sebastian Vettel has been utterly dominant so far this season, having qualified his Red Bull on pole position in five of the first six races and winning five of the six in the process. Vettel has dominated so far this season, by starting from pole and being able to pull out huge gaps to the field in perfect weather... 

Jenson Button Wins the Best Race of the 2011 Season in Canada

The Canadian Grand Prix never fails to impress. I have to admit after a pretty mediocre qualifying session and a delay of over two hours after just 25 laps, I was beginning to worry about the 2011 race. But, when the race restarted at 15:50, we were treated to easily the best race of 2011, and one of the greatest final laps I’ve seen in a long time. I mean, when was the last time we had a photo... 

England 1-1 Spain: 5 Lesson Learnt for Pearce’s Young Lions

England played Spain in the opening game of the UEFA Under-21 European Championships. In the 14th minute of the match, Ander Herrera headed in a flick-on during a corner to give Spain the lead. Spain then settled into their mesmeric tempo of passing, which so characterizes tiki-taka, with Thiago Alcantara and Juan Mata being England’s tormentors-in chief. As the first half wore on,... 

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