Blue More than a Colour

The Football World has been rocked by the news that Wales manager Gary Speed took his own life a week ago, just as the German nation were stunned in 2009 when national goalkeeper Robert Enke ended his life prematurely. The

United for Christmas and Peace

There are many people who recall the first World war hostilities stopping at Christmas and the troops of both sides laying down their weapons and playing football, a scene brilliantly depicted in the movie Joyeux Noel. Brian McClair the ex

Two Strings to His Bow

Thank you to Mark who sent us an email after reading the tribute to Basil D’Oliveira. He advised us that the former England Cricketer actually played Football for the non-white South African team. He apparently also wrote to Charlton Athletic

An Intricate Web

On October 5th the FFA launched all of the new websites for the Hyundai A league, and as expected there were a few glitches that needed to be sorted out. Mind you sorting them out while the season is underway

Set Penalties for Drug Cheats?

For a long time there have been question marks over the punishments handed out to drug cheats in sport, and as is often the case in the sporting sphere, the problem lies in fact that the punishments around the globe