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August 10, 2010
Jeff Stelling
Evening Standard
This Friday evening, five men, four of them ex-footballers, will gather at the bar of the Kensington Marriott. One of the group, who has played for Scotland, will have flown in from Glasgow, another, who has lifted the European Cup and played for England, will have come down from Manchester.
But while their talk may echo that of many football fans up and down the land as they look forward to the start of the Premier League season, this conversation will carry greater weight...
This Friday evening, five men, four of them ex-footballers, will gather at the bar of the Kensington Marriott. One of the group, who has played for Scotland, will have flown in from Glasgow, another, who has lifted the European Cup and played for England, will have come down from Manchester.
But while their talk may echo that of many football fans up and down the land as they look forward to the start of the Premier League season, this conversation will carry greater weight...
August 6, 2010
I will believe Chinese whispers when I see it
Insideworldfootball.biz
The Liverpool take-over has long been one of football's most curious soap operas but the latest twist with the Chinese Government, albeit through its investment arm China Investment Capital, seeking to buy the club, has something of a touch of Dallas combined with that of the East Enders.
Like the best of these soap operas it spins story lines which then turn out to be just that, nice tales that do not reflect reality.
The Liverpool take-over has long been one of football's most curious soap operas but the latest twist with the Chinese Government, albeit through its investment arm China Investment Capital, seeking to buy the club, has something of a touch of Dallas combined with that of the East Enders.
Like the best of these soap operas it spins story lines which then turn out to be just that, nice tales that do not reflect reality.
August 3, 2010
Andy Farrell: Martin Johnson can put England on top of world again
Evening Standard
If anyone knows about adversity in rugby, then it is Andy Farrell. Great things were expected of the rugby league star when he switched to union with Saracens in 2005 but an injury-cursed three years meant he never fulfilled those hopes.
Now part of the coaching set-up with Saracens and England Saxons, it is one of his contemporaries who is facing the pressure of living up to expectations.
If anyone knows about adversity in rugby, then it is Andy Farrell. Great things were expected of the rugby league star when he switched to union with Saracens in 2005 but an injury-cursed three years meant he never fulfilled those hopes.
Now part of the coaching set-up with Saracens and England Saxons, it is one of his contemporaries who is facing the pressure of living up to expectations.
July 30, 2010
Premier League is something to be proud of but Government still ready to intervene
Insideworldfootball.biz
English football presents a contradiction that could well be the subject of a novel, but not even the greatest of novelists could come up with a solution to its problems.
The last week has provided a vivid illustration of that. It saw a representative of football accompany the Prime Minister David Cameron as he went on his "mission with humility" to India hoping to sell goods and services to the country Britain once ruled.
English football presents a contradiction that could well be the subject of a novel, but not even the greatest of novelists could come up with a solution to its problems.
The last week has provided a vivid illustration of that. It saw a representative of football accompany the Prime Minister David Cameron as he went on his "mission with humility" to India hoping to sell goods and services to the country Britain once ruled.
July 27, 2010
Lord March: I fear for future of horse racing
Evening Standard
Dukes are not natural revolutionaries. But there can be no doubting the Earl of March and Kinrara, who will one day become the 11th Duke of Richmond, when he calls for a horseracing revolution.
We are sitting in his office in Goodwood House. Outside on the driveway you can still see the debris of the motor- racing Festival of Speed held earlier this month. On the floor are the helmets of Emerson Fittipaldi and Barry Sheene and on the shelves a facsimile of the first rules o...
Dukes are not natural revolutionaries. But there can be no doubting the Earl of March and Kinrara, who will one day become the 11th Duke of Richmond, when he calls for a horseracing revolution.
We are sitting in his office in Goodwood House. Outside on the driveway you can still see the debris of the motor- racing Festival of Speed held earlier this month. On the floor are the helmets of Emerson Fittipaldi and Barry Sheene and on the shelves a facsimile of the first rules o...
Indian summer: the twilight of British influence in India
The Independent
David Cameron arrives in India today hoping to do business with a country that is richer and more powerful than at any time since the British Raj. It's as if history has turned full circle, argues Mihir Bose
David Cameron is eager to show that he can break with the past and chart new avenues – what with the coalition with the Liberal Democrats and talk of the "big society" reversing decades of centralised government power. But as he heads to India accompanied by a cricket...
David Cameron arrives in India today hoping to do business with a country that is richer and more powerful than at any time since the British Raj. It's as if history has turned full circle, argues Mihir Bose
David Cameron is eager to show that he can break with the past and chart new avenues – what with the coalition with the Liberal Democrats and talk of the "big society" reversing decades of centralised government power. But as he heads to India accompanied by a cricket...
July 23, 2010
We wondered about South Africa but now it is FIFA we doubt
Insideworldfootball.biz
The South African World Cup has proved supremely ironic. We went to South Africa wondering if the country could host the event. We have come away knowing South African can, but we are now not sure if FIFA can manage a World Cup in the modern era of technology.
Our FIFA doubts have to do with its failure to appreciate that it cannot continue to rely on the naked eye to judge all on field events. This is resulting in a yawning, dangerous gap between what happens on the...
The South African World Cup has proved supremely ironic. We went to South Africa wondering if the country could host the event. We have come away knowing South African can, but we are now not sure if FIFA can manage a World Cup in the modern era of technology.
Our FIFA doubts have to do with its failure to appreciate that it cannot continue to rely on the naked eye to judge all on field events. This is resulting in a yawning, dangerous gap between what happens on the...
Polo's challenge: sporting innocence versus modern demands
FT
In February 1922, one of the greatest polo matches of all time took place in Delhi. Even allowing for exaggeration, no other match has ever attracted such an illustrious crowd: among the 150,000 spectators that day was the future King Edward VIII; Lord Reading, then viceroy of India; Lord Mountbatten, who would become the last viceroy; and 50 Indian maharajas. They had come to watch two star teams, Jodhpur and Patiala, battle for the national championship.
Jodhpur had a 20-year-old grudge...
In February 1922, one of the greatest polo matches of all time took place in Delhi. Even allowing for exaggeration, no other match has ever attracted such an illustrious crowd: among the 150,000 spectators that day was the future King Edward VIII; Lord Reading, then viceroy of India; Lord Mountbatten, who would become the last viceroy; and 50 Indian maharajas. They had come to watch two star teams, Jodhpur and Patiala, battle for the national championship.
Jodhpur had a 20-year-old grudge...
July 20, 2010
Gerard Houllier: My mate Roy Hodgson can restore good times at Anfield
Evening Standard
Gerard Houllier could not be happier for his close friend Roy Hodgson. The two men got to know each other while serving on several UEFA and FIFA technical committees, and now they also have Liverpool Football Club in common.
There have been suggestions that Hodgson might bring Houllier to Anfield following his appointment as Liverpool manager and it is clear from talking to the 63-year-old Frenchman that the bright lights of the Premier League still beckon.
Gerard Houllier could not be happier for his close friend Roy Hodgson. The two men got to know each other while serving on several UEFA and FIFA technical committees, and now they also have Liverpool Football Club in common.
There have been suggestions that Hodgson might bring Houllier to Anfield following his appointment as Liverpool manager and it is clear from talking to the 63-year-old Frenchman that the bright lights of the Premier League still beckon.
July 13, 2010
Franz Beckenbauer: Forget technology, referees must improve
Evening Standard
For Franz Beckenbauer 1966 remains a miscarriage of justice. "That Geoff Hurst shot was not over the line," he says bluntly of England's third goal in extra-time that broke the resolve of the Germans at Wembley.
Had technology been available to the officials 44 years ago, we may not still be talking about the decision of the Russian linesman who said Hurst's effort was over the line.
Fast forward to 2010 and the same thing happened in reverse in Bloemfontein as the Uruguay...
For Franz Beckenbauer 1966 remains a miscarriage of justice. "That Geoff Hurst shot was not over the line," he says bluntly of England's third goal in extra-time that broke the resolve of the Germans at Wembley.
Had technology been available to the officials 44 years ago, we may not still be talking about the decision of the Russian linesman who said Hurst's effort was over the line.
Fast forward to 2010 and the same thing happened in reverse in Bloemfontein as the Uruguay...
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