’Henry must pay price to become a boss’
This week, Thierry Henry professed the desire to return to North London after his playing career was over. His ultimate aim is the manager’s job but he said he’d be the “water-boy” if required.
Archive Listing for October 2009
Wenger deserves to stand with Fergie after reaching landmark
Arsene Wenger became Arsenal’s longest-serving manager on Thursday and his latest squad appears equal to anything that has gone before. Great managers are judged on their ability to rebuild teams when key players either get too old or move on and both Wenger and Ferguson are masters at it. I’ve only known Arsenal with Arsene[.....]
The Sweeper: How much fan abuse is acceptable in football?
Tom Dunmore asks the important question. Not only are there racist and abusive chants, there are those that are morally reprehensible. For instance, in a World Cup qualifier in Mexico (against the USA), fans were heard singing “Osama, Osama”, referring to the figurehead behind the 9/11 attacks. That, to me, steps over the line.
Coming in 2010 – The Two Escobars
Here was a country with a national identity so integrally connected to the success of its soccer team that one mistake on a playing field dashed the pride of an entire society and cost a man his life. Looking into the incident, I learned that the dramatic rise and fall of Colombian soccer was inextricably[.....]