Voluntary banishment
The issue of top European clubs snapping up South American talent before it’s fully cooked is not a new one, but seems to have reached a new nadir this season with Barcelona striker Keirrison.
Snapped up in July from Palmeiras for 14 million euros, he was promptly farmed out to Benfica on loan by the Catalan [...]
Slow grassroots progress
On Monday I dragged myself away from the keyboard to do a bit of football coaching at my local primary school.
‘Coaching’ being a flexible phrase here – I was only helping out and am only qualified by virtue of the fact I’ve played football more than most eight-year-olds.
Nearly ten years ago I had a regular [...]