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Here are my various ramblings about football, hopefully they will strike a chord with most of you and if not let me know.

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There will be plenty of fresh content every Friday, which will be mixed in with the odd feature from the Guardian over the last five years and maybe even some jolly old podcasts.

World Cup Nuggets – 18th January 2023

Photo © Jono Vernon-Powell Exactly a month ago, one of, if not the greatest World Cup finals reached a breathtaking endgame. With a nonchalance betraying the occasion and his relative inexperience (this was his 22nd international), Gonzalo Montiel stroked home the winning penalty. The 25-year-old had entered the frenetic match as a substitute in extra…

World Cup semi-final Nuggets Part II

Argentina’s convincing win over Croatia was only the third time since 1990 that a World Cup semi has been decided by more than one goal. In 2006 Italy beat Germany 2-0 with two very late goals in the dying embers of extra time the first coming in 119th followed by the second in 120th minute.…


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