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2023 Update

I have taken an enforced break from my blog over the past few weeks as I move abodes for the third time in 18 months. My new flat is currently without functioning Wi-Fi and looks to be remaining so for the rest of the month. Once these issues have been fixed the match blogs willContinue reading “2023 Update”

Mourning A Genius

It is with profound sadness that the world learnt this evening that one of the progenitors of the beautiful game and certainly one of it’s most exquisite exponents, Pele, has passed away. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known to the world as Pele, is the giant on whose shoulders every player since he retired stands, andContinue reading “Mourning A Genius”

Finally

So the World Cup is over and the final will go down as one of the greatest in history. When a player scores a World Cup Final hat-trick and still doesn’t win the title how could it not be right? For the first 80 minutes of the match though there was little sign of whatContinue reading “Finally”

It’s The Final Showdown

So England are out and I was glad to be working over the semi-finals as I could bear to watch them. Now they’re out of the way and all that remains of this crazy winter World cup is the final showdown. We have had Saudi Arabia beat Argentina, Tunisia beat France and Spain destroy CostaContinue reading “It’s The Final Showdown”

Damn It!!

So that’s it then, England are out of the World Cup. I’m almost glad I wasn’t able to watch the match live now, but there was nothing joyous about working through it when I heard the result. There is no shame in losing 2-1 to France, the reigning World Champs, but to do so byContinue reading “Damn It!!”

Senegal Beaten, Bring On France

So that’s it then England are through to the Quarter Finals of the World Cup after beating Senegal 3-0, to set up a showdown with defending champions France in 6 days’ time. Except it wasn’t quite that easy for the Three Lions as Senegal came storming out of the traps and were dominant in theContinue reading “Senegal Beaten, Bring On France”

A Group Stage Retrospective

As the World Cup group stage draws to a close, I can’t help but look forward to the last-16 and England’s chances of advancing all the way through the knockout stages. First though I want to take a quick look back at the group stage to see how each team performed. I could go straightContinue reading “A Group Stage Retrospective”

The Second String’s Second Half

England qualified for the last 16 of the World Cup, by beating Wales comprehensively tonight despite putting out a distinctly second-string team. Southgate decided to wring the changes for this final group game with Trippier, Mount, Sterling and Saka all given a rest. Kyle Walker and Jordan Henderson were the replacements behind the front lineContinue reading “The Second String’s Second Half”

It’s The Promised Land For Wrexham

26th November: FA Cup 2nd Round: The Racecourse Ground: Wrexham AFC vs Farnborough FC Today I took my blog to its first foreign country to find out who would win the non-league showdown at the Racecourse ground (The Cae Ras) and collect the prize of a place in the FA Cup 3rd round draw onContinue reading “It’s The Promised Land For Wrexham”

Abysmal England Held By USA

England were back in action in Qatar tonight and, on the day the hosts were the first team eliminated, they had the opportunity to become the first team to qualify for the knockout rounds. All they had to do to achieve this glorious feat was defeat a USA team that had only managed to squeezeContinue reading “Abysmal England Held By USA”