Buzzin Football

Barcelona really do have an awful habit of signing the most talented of young players. As if Ronaldhino, Deco and Etoo were not enough to contend with, they introduced the diminutive Lionel Messi to the world.
In the short time he has been playing, he has put himself in contention for the best player in the [...]

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It’s already been on the news that the first game of the Women’s World Cup has set a new record for goals scored by a team. Why not watch the highlights at 23:50 tonight?

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It was great to see David Bentley get another chance in an England shirt, yesterday. In both Bentley and Shaun Wright-Phillips, England have selected the best two right-sided attacking midfielders available, on current form.
But when Bentley was introduced towards the end of the game a large section of the crowd let him know exactly [...]

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England beat Israel 3-0 and I watched the game on the BBC. BBC coverage is good because it’s free-to-air for the whole country, but the commentators are a pain.
I know I’m not alone in my dislike of BBC One’s John Motson. Indeed, spoof “let’s kick motty out of football” t-shirts were on sale during [...]

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 No, not weddings, which even the talk of brings me out in a rash, but England football team. We’ve something old to behold in with Emile Heskey, something new in Lescott and something blue in David James.
Emile Heskey’s callup after three years in the international wilderness raised a collective eyebrow across the land, even to [...]

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