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… 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… 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… 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…
England… A double dose of Wembley 14 Nov 201114 Nov 2011 We've all read about the John Terry incident at QPR, and the moment when he was alleged to have made a racist remark to Anton Ferdinand. It's kind of ironic…
England… We’re in Ron’s 22 5 Jun 20108 Jun 2010 1982 - Spain Any English football fan over the age of 35 should be able to sing the first few lines of the classic This Time. One of the most…
Denmark… Come on you lions! Following the three cubs in the land of the Swedes 17 Jun 200923 Jun 2009 Two years ago I traveled to the end of the earth, or so it seemed to follow the UEFA Under21's tournament in Holland. England didn't exactly deliver on the exciting…
England Games… Staring into the Abcess 14 Feb 200915 Feb 2009 In November 2004 I attended my first ever away trip to watch England as part of the official travel group. The trip was to the famous Estadio Bernabau for a…
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