Soccer Limey in America

You could be forgiven for thinking that the last 12 months have been the most miserable in the life of England’s young striker Wayne Rooney. An ankle injury at the end of last season forced him out of the UEFA Champions League tie against Bayern Munich, and as a result, led to a period of [...]

I have made it very clear in many posts on different blogs over the last 9 months or so, that I was a committed fan of Fabio Capello, England’s Italian manager, and that I was confident that he can finally bring success to a squad that has struggled to achieve. The World Cup definitely tarnished [...]

The second part of my breakdown of the summer extravaganza will focus on more of the teams and players that were on stage in South Africa, but if I get on a rant here, which is very likely, I may end up doing a Part 3 ! 6. KAKA, MESSI, ROONEY AND RONALDO . One [...]

This past Saturday saw the 2010 debuts of Landon Donovan and David Beckham across the pond for their respective “foster” clubs , Everton of the English Premier League and AC Milan of Serie A in Italy. Certainly in weather conditions a world apart from what both players are used to playing in for the Los [...]

It’s the end of 2009 , and the end of a decade , the one that people are calling “The Noughties” . I hope that the last 10 years have been good ones to you all despite the difficulties that war and a down world economy have brought.I wanted to share some of the highlights [...]