Football’s grumpy granddad
Alex Ferguson has always been a blustery, grumpy and scarlet-tempered presence on my television screen. In many ways he has defined the modern English game – for as long as I have liked football, Ferguson has managed Manchester United. For as long as he has managed Manchester United, they have won things, often a lot [...]
The weekend preview
Spain – La Liga: Champions Barcelona are off to La Mestalla to play Valencia. The Catalan club are sweating on the fitness of midfield playmaker Xavi, who came back injured from the international break. Star striker David Villa is out for the home team.
Real Madrid are at home to Valladolid and are expected to be [...]
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 [...]