1. England win. A feeling of relief at the final whistle, but we were almost left feeling deflated. We totally deserved to win against a poor team who benefited from bad refereeing decisions on penalty area incidents. It allowed Tunisia to defend throughout the second half, in which I could have played in goal for … [Read more…]
Who is the best-ever footballer? This question is asked over and over again, and, quite rightly, will continue to be asked as long as our beautiful game is played. The answer is, of course, completely subjective. We all have our favourites. When I was a teenager I was captivated by the 1970 Brazilians, and I … [Read more…]
The start of the World Cup is now less than a week away, and I am beginning to get that buzz of anticipation. I am English, and proud of it, and I am just old enough to remember 1966 and that joyful feeling of being on top of the world. Little did I know that … [Read more…]