Category: Tournaments
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CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote D’Ivoire 2023: Elephants stampede to their kind of glory
The pressure is on Côte d’Ivoire to deliver as hosts of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2023 – what kind of success will they achieve?
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AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Preview
We take a deep dive into all 24 countries taking part in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup kicks off in Qatar on Friday to bring you right up to speed with the world’s second-oldest continental competition.
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Celebrations, Commiserations and Embarrassing Ignorance.
Colombia beat Germany There is just something about seeing Germany get beat. Being English, it is something of a rarity to see the Three Lions triumph over their historic rivals but it does occasionally happen and when it does it just feels good. Germany are obviously a heavyweight among footballing nations, regardless of gender. Although…
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The Greatest Penalty Shootout Ever?
Is there anything that epitomises tournament football more than withstanding 120 minutes of attack after attack from arguably the best team in the world and knocking them out on penalties in the most dramatic fashion? That is what Sweden have just delivered against USA. We’ve all seen some absolutely belting penalty shootouts over the years.…
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Women’s World Cup: The Story So Far
As the Women’s World Cup kicks off, here are five stories that have piqued our interest in the run-up to the tournament itself.
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The Island Games
You may or may not be familiar with the Island Games; I wasn’t. I stumbled across them while researching another competition of the same name – the second season of the Canadian Premier League which was held in the isolated location of Prince Edward Island under the strict shackles of Covid restrictions. Once I had…
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The King of Kings
“Behold the king, The King of Kings…there is only one.” That man was Edson Arantes do Nascimento…PELE!!
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Qatar 2022 – the best worst World Cup
I was wrong. I was very, very wrong. I have spent the last few months, years, even, complaining about the Qatar World Cup. About the winter World Cup. About all of it. You know what? This World Cup has been absolutely fucking brilliant! Should Qatar have hosted the 2022 World Cup? No, of course not.…
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Qatar World Cup: England vs USA preview interview
Given the deep historical and sporting rivalry between England and the USA, their clash at the Qatar World Cup is huge. We spoke to Roberto Rojas for an American perspective.
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Qatar 2022 World Cup Diary
Hated, adored, never ignored… The Qatar World Cup was never going to disappear quietly into the night, for better or worse. Here are the stories along the way that have caught our eye.
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