England… The Road to Doha Opens For England 8 Dec 2020 With little pomp or circumstance, the draw for the qualifying round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup took place on Monday night. It was a relatively low-key affair when compared…
European Football Ladies and Gentlemen, Please be standing for the Asian Cup Awards 17 Jan 201117 Jan 2011 Fresh from returning from Doha, our reliable reporter Brian decided to condense a week's fun in the desert into a few awards. So over to you Brian. Having now finished…
European Football Day 7: Our work here is done 14 Jan 201116 Jan 2011 Day 7 and it is time for our intrepid duo to head back home after a week in the desert. But not before just one more game - and what…
European Football Day 6: You can always rely on a Honda 13 Jan 201114 Jan 2011 While Dan and myself were doing our research for this trip, we both hunted around various bookshops (both actual shops and online) for guide books to the region, and in…
European Football Day 5: Who needs one mascot when you can have five 12 Jan 201113 Jan 2011 Our men in the desert are desperatly trying to find things to do apart from the football in Doha. But they are struggling. It's got so bad they had started…
European Football From Dagenham to Doha 7 Jan 20117 Jan 2011 Tonight the 15th Asian Cup will kick off in the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha in what is being viewed by most of the footballing world as a little sample…
England… Whoring all over the world…. 23 Sep 200914 Nov 2009 I am opening myself up for some serious abuse with my headline. Not necessarily from fans and football commentators but from those random visitors who still visit this blog daily,…
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