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Ronaldinho says he joined Queretaro for 'titles and girls'
Posted on - Nov 13, 2017
Ronaldinho was unveiled as a Queretaro player on Friday and though the move was a surprising one, his intentions are right in line with his reputation. The decorated party machine was very blunt about his aims at his first press conference.
At 34 years old, it seems Ronaldinho has decided to be upfront about the lifestyle that has prompted many clubs and critics to question his commitment to the game. But...
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Esteban Cambiasso’s refusal to go quietly is the mark
Posted on - Jun 24, 2015
Leicester’s talisman could have seen out his twilight football years in comfier surroundings than a relegation dogfight but like Gianfranco Zola, Mark Hughes and Johan Cruyff before him, he was raging against the dying light
“Do not go gentle into that good night … Old age should burn and rave at close of day … Rage, rage against the dying of the light” – Dylan Thomas.
There is a depressing inevitability about...
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Uruguay have the history to hit Copa América heights against
Posted on - Jun 24, 2015
Chile have scored more than twice as many goals as anybody else in this Copa América. They will be playing at home in front of 40,000 red-shirted fans. They have played with a verve and a fluidity nobody else in this tournament has matched and, if anything, Arturo Vidal’s drink-driving charge, which could have been a destabilising influence, seems to have given them an enhanced sense of purpose. Uruguay scraped...
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Proud Mark Sampson heaps praise on England after comeback World
Posted on - Jun 23, 2015
Women’s World Cup last 16: Norway 1-2 England
Second-half goals from Houghton and Bronze secure quarter-final spot
n overjoyed Mark Sampson was in jocular mood after his England side reached a significant milestone in their history, posting their first knockout stage victory in any World Cup finals with a 2-1 win over Norway in Ottawa. “Don’t drop it,” the coach said as Karen Bardsley, his goalkeeper, was presented with her much-deserved player...
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Women's World Cup 2015: Abby Wambach fires USA through and
Posted on - Jun 17, 2015
USA 1-0 Nigeria | Group D
Wambach scores late in the first half as USA win the group
Australia show their mettle to qualify for knockout stage
It was perhaps not the most confidence-boosting performance as they enter the knockout rounds, but USA probably won’t mind too much.
For the Americans, a 1-0 win Tuesday over Nigeria was just enough to top Group D and secure a considerably easier path to the Women’s World...
