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Archive for November, 2007

SCOTLAND’S RENAISSANCE STILL ON TRACK

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Despite ultimately missing out on qualification for Euro 2008, Scotland are going through a major revitalisation on the way football is played and viewed by others in their country.
The old, somewhat comedic, image of ‘Scotland the Brave’ and ‘Ally’s Tartan Army’ has all but vanished after the recent qualifying campaign, and a new, younger and […]

Problems mount at Newcastle

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

How long does it take to turn a perennial-underachieving, goal-leaking  side into a Premier League contender?
Well, Big Sam Allardyce is at 13 matches and counting for Newcastle. The Magpies hit a new low this season by losing to Liverpool on Saturday at St. James Park, and it doesn’t look as though things will improve with […]

Catch-22 of Premiership Foreign Players

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Before and after England lost to Croatia, many famous footballers stated their opinion about foreign players in Barclays Premier League. Some of them, Gerrard for example, believe foreign players should be reduced. They think Sepp Blatter’s article about 6 native players is the right answer to help the Three Lions. But like in every debate, […]

Beckham backs foreign coach

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

England star David Beckham expects the FA to appoint a foreign manager as Steve McClaren’s sucessor.
The hapless Yorkshireman was sacked on Thursday after England’s shambolic 3-2 defeat by Croatia, which ended their hopes of qualifying for Euro 2008.
Early frontrunners for the position have included former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, as well as Portugal boss Luiz […]

Euro 2008 Greece home football shirt

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Greece have unveiled their new home strip that they will be wearing for the Euros’ tournament next year.
Greece finished top of their qualifying group and have the highest points total for any nation in the qualification groups.
The new Greece strip is all white with blue Adidas stripes on the sleeve and the blue Adidas badge […]

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