The FA Cup final preview
Every year we’re reminded how many people across the world tune in to watch the FA cup final – heading for 500 million or so according to many estimates.
I’d love to know how many of them drift off at some point during those 90 minutes, because, let’s face it, it’s normally pretty awful and this [...]
The beautiful Barca brand
The day after the night before, it’s been pretty easy to find pick through the English press debris and find some praise for Barcelona in among the inquisition as to why Manchester United failed to make an impact on the game.
Wednesday’s 2-0 Champions League final result for the blue-and-burgundies was about more than a team [...]
The weekend round-up
Germany – Bundesliga: Wolfsburg won their first-ever league title on the final day by beating Werder Bremen 5-1 at home. Bayern Munich had needed Wolfsburg to drop points having beaten VfB Stuttgart 2-1 at home but were left disappointed.
The landmark victory is all the more remarkable given Wolfsburg have only existed since 1945 and finished [...]