For a nation that once convinced the world that football was invented solely for English enjoyment, the Three Lions have become the game's greatest custodians of glorious disappointment. Every four years, hope is carefully polished, expectation is inflated to dangerous levels, and before anyone can finish singing It's Coming Home, England finds another imaginative way...
It was American singer songwriter Wee Gee who once sang: “Hold on to your dreams, and life will shine on you one day….” The Atlas Lions of Morocco are also entitled to dream after disposing of Spain in the previous round of 16 and, who wants to bet against them turning the world order on...
There will be uncontrolled weeping and wailing, not to mention the gnashing of teeth when the French army march end the dreams of the Three lions at the Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar on Saturday. France are the reigning world champions and have up to this stage performed like champions, while the Brits have only flattered...
Few teams have come as close as to snatching the pot of gold at the end of the World Cup rainbow like the Netherlands, so much so that it must be painfully embarrassing to admit that they are football’s version of the South African Proteas. Yes, the Netherlands are your proverbial chokers, especially when you consider...
With Spain and Germany among the first nations that are already home and enjoying a siesta like they had never set foot in Qatar; the smart money is now on the Netherlands and Brazil to take home first prize in the ongoing FIFA World Cup. It is the samba boys from Rio de Janeiro that will...
