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Crossing the Line – A World Cup Debate

Goalkeepers over the years have been called many things, crazy, being the mildest of the tags they have been given. Some have unfortunately been accused of influencing games with their performances. Yet few have been labeled cheats. Interestingly this was

The Deadend

Sometimes in sport being talented is not enough. As we frequently hear in football today players are rejected because they are too small; they didn’t say that to Maradona or Lionel Messi! Then there are players with a bad attitude,

The Wisdom of Danny, – More Relevant Today Than Ever.

There are sadly less and less people who will know who Danny Blanchflower was, and if they do know the name, most will only know that he played for Tottenham Hotspur. Some will be aware that he represented Northern Ireland,

Sport’s Christmas Day Conundrum

Religion is regularly in the news in recent years. In fact it would have to be one of the hottest topics. Yet how many of the population would admit to being devout followers of a religion? Depending on the answer

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