Almanac Soccer: You’ll never walk alone, even in Japan!

May 19, 2020 by 1 Comment

John Campbell just can’t get his head around ‘the world game’ even though he has been to some of the great home grounds of England and Japan. He explains why.

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The World Cup Alphabet – F is for…

May 25, 2018 by Leave a Comment

FINALS!!: No game quite stops (and then let’s down) a world audience quite like the World Cup Final. Letter F from Dennis as he continues with his World Cup review.

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The World Cup Alphabet – A is for…. Part 3

May 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment

With 26 days to go it’s time to learn our ABC’s of the 88 year history of the FIFA World Cup. A few countries to start off with…

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The World Cup Alphabet – A is for…. Part 2

May 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment

With 26 days to go it’s time to learn our ABC’s of the 88 year history of the FIFA World Cup. A few countries to start off with…

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The World Cup Alphabet – A is for…. Part 1

May 18, 2018 by 3 Comments

With 26 days to go it’s time to learn our ABC’s of the 88 year history of the FIFA World Cup. A few countries to start off with…

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Almanac Soccer: Why England’s football solution lies abroad

June 30, 2016 by 4 Comments

In the aftermath of England’s elimination at the 2016 Euros, Hamish Neal suggests that for England to really improve, more of their players must play abroad.

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Top 100 World Cup Moments (From the Aussie P.O.V.): 54-Heaven For Owen. Hell For Beckham (1998)

April 23, 2014 by 3 Comments

The English can always find a way to disappoint.

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