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On May 11th 2013 Frank Lampard scored his 203rd goal for Chelsea, breaking the club goalscoring record. On may 16th the BBC (amongst others) reported that Frank Lampard signed a…

  La Furia Roja. The Red Fury.   A long standing nickname of the Spanish national team. What does this name conjure up? Is it that of an assured, stylish…

Time waits for no man. Nor does it wait for any nation. If you stand still you will have a hell of a job catching up. For the last 75…

Celebrations began last night with a victory over Brazil. One hundred and fifty years of history, a length of time unmatched by any association around the world. The first. The…

What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet?   Team names, team titles, team assignation can be the cause of…

How will they play?   I have always wanted to write a season preview.  The assessment of the ins and outs, predictions of where a side will finish the season…

Citizen Kane or Vertigo?   This week Vertigo replaced Citizen Kane as no.1 when a group of experts voted for the greatest movie of all time. Both have been hugely…

For how long has English football been aware of it's own weaknesses?   From 1963 to 1983 the technical director of the FA was Allen Wade. He taught Don Howe,…

Throughout this Euro 2012 tournament I have suffered from two opposed forces dragging me apart. My heart and my head could not agree. My heart wanted England to win the…