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Van Basten Leaves Fans Flat-Footed

What do you love about the sport you follow? Think about it for a minute before reading on. Is it the atmosphere? Or is it the excitement and skill? Or the fact that you can rely on it to deliver

To Refer or Not to Refer That is the Question

Four Southern hemisphere sides are in the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup for the first time ever. Some will claim that this confirms that the Rugby Championship is a tournament a notch above the six nations, even if it

Back Chatter – box

UEFA President Michel Platini released his book “Parlons Football” (Speaking on Football) just over a week ago and the man at the top of European football has used it to table some ideas he feels should be introduced into the

Postecoglou Shows His Class as a Coach

If you want to annoy an Australian, call him English. Yet the World Cup may be proving that many Australians are in fact taking on a very English trait, that of accepting gallant defeat. The English have made it an

No Hard Feelings

Sometimes sports players, coaches and fans get caught up in the heat of the moment and say and do something that they later regret. The reason, sport is a passionate affair. Sometimes the actions are inexcusable and seem unprovoked. It