Calls From An Offside Position 4 – The Final Whistle
Well that’s the World cup for another four years, not as rich in terms of football as I would have liked but more twists and turns than your average soap.…
World Cup 2010
34 posts
Spain Add World Crown To Euro Title
A promised feast of football turned out more like a mixed serving of tapas as nervous stunted play took over from the stylish playmaking everyone had expected. Thirteen yellow cards…
Germany And Uruguay, They Saved The Best For Nearly Last
Noone remembers who was third and fourth in the World Cup so let me tell you, Germany came third and Uruguay fourth. What do you mean that’s not in depth…
Spain’s Red Tide Sweeps Them To World Cup Final
Everything stopped for Spain’s vital semi final game tonight. In Tenerife capital Santa Cruz, the Beach Boys even put their concert back an hour to allow fans to see the…
Different Canvas, Different Strokes For New Dutch Masters
In 1974 I was so enthralled by Holland’s football I painted my Subbuteo team in their colours, but despite their sublime skills then and in 1978 they never became World…
Klose And A Big Cigar, Villa Gets Spain Out Of Spot Of Bother
The future is now for Germany, their emerging young side was seen as one for the Euros in two years and the World Cup in four. Well look out they…
Calls From An Offside Position 3
Tenerife v Spain There’s an extra bit of local interest for CD Tenerife fans in today’s Paraguay v Spain game. Not only is Pedro, the boy from Abades, on the…
Golden Shower, Red Mist, Orange Glow, Blue Heaven
The odds are tumbling, the reputations are crumbling and this World Cup continues to be the most unpredictable for years. Holland 2, Brazil 1 This game was so set up…
Villa Shines As Big Names Lose Their Lustre
Fernando Torres is a genuine pin up boy in Tenerife, well his fashion poses adorn the posters for El Corte Ingles, but he and several other top names in this…
Share
Quiet Class From Holland But Brazil Are Loud And Proud
It was business as usual today at the World Cup, England were just a memory as Holland and Brazil marched on. Holland 2, Slovakia 1 They are a very economical…