European Football… All that glitters certainly isn’t gold 7 Nov 2018 It is a clear free-kick on the edge of the Inter Milan box. 25 yards out, dead centre and ten world-class players queueing up to create some magic. 86,000 fans…
Europa League… Introducing “The Handful” 6 Nov 20166 Nov 2016 One is one Two is a brace Three is a hatrick Four is a haul So how do you refer to someone who scores five in a game? I asked…
Australia… The eye of the Tiger 6 Jun 2015 As post season tournaments go the La Liga World Challenge takes some beating. Not for the quality or even the sides involved. No, this is simply for the random nature…
Spain… Five things from….Spain 0 Chile 2 19 Jun 2014 I could have taken the easy (sensible) option and just gone straight to bed after the Australia game. I did have good intentions and went back to the hotel but…
Holland… Five things from….Spain 1 Netherlands 5 13 Jun 201415 Jun 2014 Timing is everything and so as soon as the referee halted proceedings in Natal I was hot-footing it up Borough High Street with a San Miguel in one hand and…
European Football… New kids on the Rock 16 Mar 201413 Apr 2014 Three weeks ago the European footballing world officially welcomed its 54th member when Gibraltar were included in the draw for the 2016 European Championship qualifying. Their journey for acceptance on…
European Football… Messi back to prove a point 18 Feb 201419 Feb 2014 Faced with another weekend of rain and cancellations, the Daggers Diary team headed to the Costa del Messi to do a scouting report on Manchester City's next opponents. In November…
European Football… Plymouth away or double Barca? Tough choice 26 Nov 201328 Nov 2013 Plymouth Argyle away on the cold and wet English Channel or Barcelona v Granada on the sunny Med? Difficult choice for the Daggers Diary team. Today, the Daggers travel to…
Spain Gareth Bales on us 25 Sep 201328 Sep 2013 It's not often you get the opportunity to travel from one end of the footballing spectrum to another in just a few hours. But today was one of those days.…
European Football… Ocho Santos… 3 Aug 20135 Aug 2013 Day one of the new season and the Dagger Diary team are in full swing, although a few hundred miles away from Fleetwood Town. When the Football League fixtures were…
European Football… The Civil Service and Real Madrid: A mismatch made in Heaven 8 Jun 20138 Jan 2020 Today the term the Civil Service is still one that is mocked by comedians and commentators alike as a lapdog for the latest Government. Red tape, bureaucracy and corridors full…
European Football… Write Barca off at your peril 15 Mar 201316 Mar 2013 History? You want history? What about the mighty Barca crashing out of the Champions League after a humiliating lesson in football in Milan? That was sure to be on the…
European Football… Derby Day in Barcelona 9 Jan 2013 Whilst the UK huddled under an umbrella last weekend, trying to keep warm with some FA Cup good cheer, the Daggers Diary team headed over to their warm weather retreat…
European Football… Silent night 7 Dec 201211 Dec 2012 After a great night out at PSG on Tuesday, how could I possibly arrange an encore? Well how about another slice of Champions League just up the road in Lille?…
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