Buzzin Football

So the 2010 South Africa World Cup is finally over and Spain is rightfully crowned the best football nation in the world. Considering the on-going pre-tournament concerns as to whether the stadiums would be finished and whether South Africa’s infrastructure could cope, the tournament was a great success.  South Africa delivered though it must be [...]

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As the 2010 South Africa World Cup continues, even though I enjoy watching the best teams and the best players in the world, there’s a part of me that has lost interest since Germany thrashed England on Sunday.
This morning in stark contrast to the 1990 World Cup squad, the England team arrived at Heathrow and [...]

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What a change a few days makes; a change in the attitude, the personnel, Fabio Capello’s mentality and the result. Four more performances like this and England could well end up winning the 2010 South Africa World Cup.
There wasn’t one specific reason for the change in attitude, but it was a culmination of many reasons. [...]

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As the last of the opening matches in the World Cup finals finishes I expect some exciting matches to following, what has so far been a pretty boring six days of football.
A shock 1-0 defeat to Switzerland sees Spain being the only seeded team to lose their opening match, though Italy and England gave less [...]

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As England prepare for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, I can still remember the 1990 World Cup as if it was yesterday. It started with holders Argentina’s shock defeat to Cameroon and, for England, ended in Turin with Paul ‘Gazza’ Gascoigne’s tears.

One Night In Turin is based on the football book, All Played [...]

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