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Sportsthoughts (151) – Euro 2016 predictions!
Slightly slow off the mark, as the tournament started yesterday, but France beat Romania as expected, so nothing’s happened to change my views yet. So here are my predictions for the tournament. Guaranteed to be wrong! Winners : Spain Second: … Continue reading
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Tagged England, Euro 2016, Euro 2016 predictions, football, France, Germany, Italy, Soccer, Spain, sports
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Sportsthoughts (115) – Germany win the World Cup!
Well, after England went out – so early, it seems like another age – I adopted Germany as my team, although I thought Brazil might do it, with home advantage, Neymar and all that. So last night I was feeling … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, football, Germany, Goetze, Lahm, Messi, Muller, Schweinsteiger, Soccer, sports, World Cup, World Cup Brazil 2014
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Sportsthoughts (114) – World cup reflections, day 26
(Photo courtesy of a Mark Chapman tweet). Well…. As the late and great sports commentator, David Coleman, would have said: quite remarkable! The most devastating result in World Cup history? How will Brazilian football recover from this? Those of us … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, Brazil 1 Germany 7, football, Germany, Soccer, sports, World Cup, World Cup Brazil 2014
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Sportsthoughts (113) – World Cup reflections, day 24
I’m writing this on an evening when we’ve had some amazing sport in the UK to take our gaze away from the World Cup. An awesome day of cycling in the second of two days of the Tour de France … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, football, France, Germany, Holland, Krul, neymar, Soccer, sports, World Cup, World Cup Brazil 2014
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Sportsthoughts (109) – World Cup reflections, day 8
OK, let’s get this over with. Uruguay 2 England 1. Beaten by two goals from half fit but world class striker Luis Suarez. Both defensive errors but also superb technique in the finish. The players did their best. Not … Continue reading
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Tagged England, football, Germany, Soccer, sports, Suarez, Uruguay, World Cup, World Cup Brazil 2014
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Sportsthoughts (107) – World Cup reflections, day 6
Just settling down to catch Russia v South Korea. The latest of the 11pm games. I haven’t lasted too well yet – except for England v Italy of course – dozed through most of the second half of Argentina v … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Brazil, football, Germany, Soccer, Spain, Thomas Muller, World Cup, World Cup Brazil 2014
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Sportsthoughts (31) – Euro 2012: the denouement
There was an odd news story today. England have risen two places to fourth in the FIFA world rankings. That’s England, knocked out in the quarter finals, outclassed in normal time, by Italy – now sixth. Suggests the rankings don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Euro 2012, football, Germany, Iniesta, Italy, italy v Germany, Pirlo, Portugal, Soccer, Spain, Spain v Italy, Spain v Portugal, Xavi
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