Louis Van Gaal

Have Video Officials Killed Our Belief in Sport?

Claims by former Netherlands football coach Louis van Gaal that last year’s FIFA football World Cup in Qatar was rigged in order to allow one of the game’s greats Lionel Messi to win a World Cup have caused quite a

Time For Some Perspective

It was the late Siggy Kramer who compared Football West’s determination to push through the National Premier Leagues format to a political regime his family fled in Europe. Some thought such a comment was harsh but the control that the

Breaking Up is Hard to Do

Breaking up with a partner is never easy. How often has the line ‘its not you its me’ been used by both men and women? Frequently it is used when the one doing the splitting up cannot really explain why

You Have to Love the English

It was surprising this week that so many people were shocked by Louis Van Gaal’s reference to Sex Masochism. When one looks at an explanation of Sex Masochism it pretty much sums up his season with Manchester United. ‘Sexual masochism

Chosen One Struggling To Be First Choice

News that José Mourinho has reportedly signed a pre-contract agreement to join Manchester United, with the former Chelsea manager due up to £15m in compensation if he is not appointed by the club by 1 June, may have pleased some