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Five things from…..Ivory Coast 2 Japan 1

15 Jun 201415 Jun 2014
Are there any sane people still awake? It is a real case of after The Lord Mayor's show for ITV as they have the job of picking up the nation…
Olympics

The Olympics Diary – Day Four – Going Six Up

10 Aug 201212 Aug 2012
"Earls Court will be transformed into a spectacular venue for the hosting of the Olympic Volleyball competition" After the excitement of the Beach Volleyball on Monday, I was unsure about…
European Football…

Early doors

27 Jul 201229 Jul 2012
And so 7 years and 3 weeks since we were awarded the games, the London Olympics is upon us. How could anyone in Great Britain not be excited by the…
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 2: Stoffers all over the world

9 Jan 201110 Jan 2011
Day two saw us watch one of the pre-tournament favourites, Japan and their opening game against Jordan. This shouldn’t have been a bad game, as it is 2nd v 11th…
Argentina…

Turning Japanese…I don’t think so

20 Jun 201020 Jun 2010
2002 is probably my favourite World Cup for a number of reasons.  Four years after I had attended my first tournament in France I was determined to not miss this…

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