Apertura is back on
The stands in one of South America’s biggest competitions will not be left empty after all – the Argentinian Apertura is to start next Friday – a delay of one week, after the government drew up plans to stump up $154 million in television broadcast rights.
Earlier in the week there was a slim chance the [...]
Who is Jesus Datolo?
When a spiky-haired 25-year-old strode onto the pitch in Moscow last night, even a hardened football junkie like me could be forgiven for breaking into a quizzical frown.
Argentina’s squad is generally packed with household names from Champions League regulars to significant domestic stars, and Jesus Datolo is barely even the latter.
But within 30 seconds of [...]
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 [...]