The war on dope…
…or banned substances, as the official line goes, is still going on underneath the skin of football even though it hasn’t been in the media spotlight much recently.
Is there still a problem? Undoubtedly – but the size of it is almost impossible to work out. The mere fact UEFA are ploughing time and money into [...]
The weekend round-up
England: There’s no mp3 recording yet of the sound of me eating my hat.
Everton surprised everyone, including me, in the FA Cup final on Saturday by not only scoring in 90 minutes but scoring the quickest FA Cup final goal in history. However after Saha’s 25-second strike it was largely business as usual as a [...]
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 [...]