In a delightful doco, "In the Hands of the Gods", Diego's injunction is to "Love the ball, love the game". I love the sentiment and its simplicity. And I love the fact that he can still say it after all the game has brought him, and wrought upon him. Now on the sidelines, he i...

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This is how you do it! From the Master. Courtesy of You Tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGTOGG4o_eU&NR=1

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Australia vs Ghana: “Tactics? Tactics?...I thought they were a type of mint!”... So Ally Maclleod, manager of Scotland’s shambolic team in the 1978 World Cup, was reputed to have said. But let’s remember that that Scotand did give us Archie Gemmil’s lovely solo goal, and celeb...

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James Farrell has very kindly asked me to post my thoughts on the Australia vs Germany World Cup Finals tie to be played tomorrow morning. So far, for me, the tournament has got off to a relatively entertaining start. The opening game between South Africa and Mexico was a prom...

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Nicholas has very kindly invited me to contribute to Club Troppo. This is my first post. So it's virgin territory for me. Please be gentle. And, of course, I hope you will enjoy it"¦ I was driving to the shops last night listening to this PM story about workers in Melbourne no...

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