So far the favourites have sailed through their Last 16 ties, after Netherlands and Argentina the day before, France dispatched Poland 3-1 and England coasted past Senegal 3-0. FRANCE ON COURSE – Les Bleus could become only the third side to retain the World Cup after Italy (1934 & 1938) and Brazil (1958, 1962). IndeedContinue reading “World Cup Nuggets Day 14”
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World Cup Nuggets – First Round
You can pick up a copy of the World Cup Nuggets book directly from the publishers, Halcyon https://bit.ly/3eXfV2y or via Amazon https://amzn.to/3TKD1J0 – the choice is yours… GROUP GREMLINS So the Group matches are over and we have had plenty of shocks to the system including the downing of several strong contenders – Belgium, Denmark and Germany – is this theContinue reading “World Cup Nuggets – First Round”
Half-time World Cup Nuggets Day 10
Here are some half-time stats followed by Day 10 Nuggets, the first day of destiny as Group A and Group B were decided. HALF-TIME : 32 games gone, 32 remaining it’s high time to dig out seven Nuggets from the tournament so far and here they all are – gathered in on place. You canContinue reading “Half-time World Cup Nuggets Day 10”
World Cup Podcast – Day 6
With qualification from the groups now beginning to materialise the matches begin to carry an added significance. Argentina and Germany face crucial tests over the weekend, the heat is on. You can pick up a copy of the World Cup Nuggets book directly from the publishers, Halcyon https://bit.ly/3eXfV2y or via Amazon https://amzn.to/3TKD1J0 25 November IRANIAN TRANSFORMATION Iran rebounded from theirContinue reading “World Cup Podcast – Day 6”
World Cup Nuggets – Day 2
As the World Cup kicks off I’ll be posting a Nugget every day here to keep you all bang up-to-date with the latest facts and stats from the tournament. Keep coming back for your daily dose and remember – A Nugget a Day keeps the Doctor away. 20 November QATAR MAROONED The match between Qatar andContinue reading “World Cup Nuggets – Day 2”
World Cup Nuggets Podcast
Welcome to the World Cup Nuggets podcast, bursting at the seams with choice facts and stats about each of the 32 countries competing in Qatar. Here are the next six episodes featuring Good Old England, current champions France and the team they beat in 2018 final Croatia. If that’s not enough we have Danish DynamiteContinue reading “World Cup Nuggets Podcast”
World Cup Nuggets Daily
Welcome to the World Cup Nuggets Daily podcast that features choice facts and stats about each of 32 countries competing in Qatar. There is also a question set about each country and a competition in which you can win a bundle of brilliant books from Halcyon Publishing. To get hold of the book that spawnedContinue reading “World Cup Nuggets Daily”
Qatar 2022 – The most unusual of World Cups
The twenty-second World Cup Finals will be unusual in many ways. Not only will Qatar become the first Arab nation to host the World Cup but also the first to have never qualified (with the exception of Uruguay who were the hosts in the inaugural tournament in 1930). With a population of just under 2.9Continue reading “Qatar 2022 – The most unusual of World Cups”
Euros 2020: Best tournament for 50 years.
Italy started and ended this tournament on a high. The Azzurri lit the blue touch paper 0n 11th June in Rome when they eased past Turkey with effortless elan and exactly one month later they slowly but surely wrested the initiative back from England after conceding the earliest goal in a European Championship Final. NobodyContinue reading “Euros 2020: Best tournament for 50 years.”
How Gareth Southgate’s qualities have restored pride
Where to start? After 55 years England have made it to a Final. I was alive when we last did it but have a very sketchy recollection of watching the game at home with my parents and elder brother on our black-and-white television. My abiding memory was going to see the official FIFA film “Goal!”,Continue reading “How Gareth Southgate’s qualities have restored pride”
The Football Mine 