The Euros – Is It Time To Break It Up?
As the group stages of Euro 2020+1 come to their close, it surely must bring the idiocy of 24 team tournaments to an end too.
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Euro 2021 Provides All The Comforts Of Home
In time honoured fashion, England’s preparations for Euro 2021 got off to a lacklustre start as they limped past Austria in Middlesbrough on Wednesday night.
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Magic Of The Cup – Season 1973-74
First Touch writer Dave Bowler has been busy lately working on a new project. It\’s a series of books to be released over the coming years called The Magic Of The Cup that will cover each historic FA Cup season, including exclusive interviews with those involved.
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Hugh McIlvanney – A Tribute
Hugh McIlvanney, who died recently aged 84, was perhaps Britain’s greatest-ever sportswriter. Dave Bowler pays tribute to the great man.
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Marcelo Bielsa For Prime Minister
If only the British Prime Minister had the same attention to detail and devotion to preparation that Marcelo Bielsa brings to his job.
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France Beat Croatia To Win 2018 World Cup
Didier Deschamps might have been a lucky coach for France at the 2018 World Cup. But he was also the smartest. He’d have had Napoleon’s job off him.
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Belgium’s Golden Generation Fall At World Cup
Ultimately, Belgium’s golden generation were punished for winning their group, using the effort required to put Brazil away in the previous round.
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Belgium Break Japan Hearts At World Cup
After yesterday’s Russian surprise, the World Cup 2018 quickly had a more routine look about it today as Belgium came back to beat Japan.
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Germany Finish Bottom At World Cup
One miracle was enough for Toni Kroos, finding a second was beyond him. Germany are out of World Cup 2018 at the group stage for the first time in 80 years.
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Germany Hang In At World Cup
Germany beat Sweden with the help of a Toni Kroos Wonder Goal at World Cup 2018 while Belgium thrashed Tunisia in Group G
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