Another Day, Another Match Sweden 1 Korea Republic 0 – Bad advertisement for the Beautiful Game. Fouls, fouls, fouls. Football is like life you enjoy some of it and the rest is a chore. Sweden v Korea Republic was one of the chores. Not a good advertisement for the Beautiful Game. Whenever you see almost Read More
Archives for June 2018
Playing “Nice” versus Playing “Tough” Who Wins? Costa Rica 0 Serbia 1;Can you believe it? The German World Cup holders lost the Opening Match. Mexico 1 Germany 0;Another giant cut to size Switzerland 1 Brazil 1
Playing “Nice” versus Playing “Tough” Who Wins? Costa Rica 0 Serbia 1 I visited Costa Rica twice now and every time came back thinking “Nicest People”. With football being a National Mirror that is how Costa Rica played today: Nice, Elegant football is great for the eye but not for the points. Serbia by contrast Read More
France 2 in an underwhelming effort. Kudos to the Aussies 1; Ronaldo 3 Messi 0 in a dominant Argentinian 1:1 tie with over achieving brave and dangerous Iceland; Peru the better team 0 industrious Denmark 1; Watch out for Croatia 2 – They Came to Play. Nigeria 0 No Slouch Either
France collect 3 points in an underwhelming effort. Kudos to the Aussies As expected France collected the 3 points albeit in an underwhelming team effort. The close to a one Billion dollars aggregate worth of the French squad was not yielding the sort of return expected of the elegant and talented French. Kudos to the Read More
(Don’t) Cry for me Egypt – Uruguay 1 Egypt 0; Morocco scores on itself. Iran 1 Morocco 0;Ronaldo 3 Spain 3: A match for the ages
(Don’t) Cry for me Egypt – Uruguay 1 Egypt 0 Football can be a cruel game. Uruguay the better, more experienced team with a greater Football legacy won 1:0. But you must feel for Egypt a Mo Salah – less team was just about to prove an old football adage: tenacity, resilience, commitment and teamwork Read More
Footie-Fanatic World Cup Daily Newsletter June 15, 2018. Opportunist beats Conservative 5:0
June 15, 2018 In our Football – A National Mirror Lecture Series we maintain that Football is more than a game. Different nationalities adapted the same game as an expression of their own culture. The rules are the same, the stadiums are similar, but the style of play reflects the national soul, its history, culture Read More