by Ste | Jan 10, 2019 | Calcio Futbol Voetbal, Features, Main Features
On his sixth day of a very productive week God created all the creatures that live on dry land. He then put some time aside and invented accumulators. What in the name of all that is holy did we ever do before that gloriously seismic event? Before the bearded bookie...
by Ste | Dec 8, 2018 | Calcio Futbol Voetbal, Features, Main Features
Even taken on its own merits Shakhtar Donetsk’s hosting of Lyon this Wednesday evening screams potential classic. The sides currently lie first and second in their respective leagues and included in their ranks are a plethora of ballers – from Taison to a rejuvenated...
by Ste | Oct 24, 2018 | Calcio Futbol Voetbal, Features, Main Features
Earlier this month highly respected journalist Gabriele Marcotti insisted via ESPN that Julen Lopetegui’s Real Madrid were not in crisis. It was, to shorthand his thoughts, a blip; nothing more than misfortune to endure two consecutive defeats and a draw. Furthermore,...
by Ste | Jan 31, 2017 | Calcio Futbol Voetbal, Features, Main Features
Following on the soccer fest that was 2016, Euros thoughts are already turning to Russia and the 2018 World Cup. With over a year to wait, players’ and managers’ and of course fans’ hopes are already on the thrills and spills that may unfold at the Russian tournament....
by Ste | Jan 26, 2017 | Calcio Futbol Voetbal, Features, Main Features, NewsNow
Robbie Blakeley enjoys a ‘game of friendship’ that leaves puzzles for Brazil to solve. It was billed the jogo da amizade, literally the game of friendship. Last Wednesday night (25 January), Brazil and Colombia met at Rio de Janeiro’s Engenhão Stadium, in...
by Ste | Dec 6, 2016 | Calcio Futbol Voetbal, Features, Main Features, NewsNow
Two Men In Search Of The Beautiful Game enjoy a stag weekend in Portugal and take in Lisbon’s third wheel Os Belenenses. Naturally. Having not opted for Clapton or Dulwich Hamlet as the destination for an old school friends Stag Do, even though I hear they are...