It was Gary Lineker who once remarked that football is a simple game where 22 men chase after a ball and the Germans always win. At the Brentford Community Stadium on Tuesday, it seemed this quote could also apply to 22 women, chasing a ball, with Germany emerging victorious in the end. In another efficientContinue reading “Scintillating Spain lacked the answers to unlock a ruthlessly efficient Germany machine”
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WAFCON 2022 Power Rankings: South Africa the favourites as Nigeria and Cameroon meet in titanic showdown
And breath!! The Group Stages of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations are done, and the quarter finals are upon us. Who will win the tournament? We project that South Africa are in the driving seat. Not only do they face Tunisia, one of the best placed third placed teams — they are also seeminglyContinue reading “WAFCON 2022 Power Rankings: South Africa the favourites as Nigeria and Cameroon meet in titanic showdown”
WAFCON 2022 debutants Botswana & Burundi flourish in six goal thriller as champions Nigeria fall to Banyana Banyana
Here then were the goals flying in. As Refilwe Tholakele slid down the left, cut inside to her right foot and let fly to make it 3-1, one would have thought “this is the sort of magic that should have been expected from teams ranked in the top 100 by FIFA.” Instead, this was Botswana,Continue reading “WAFCON 2022 debutants Botswana & Burundi flourish in six goal thriller as champions Nigeria fall to Banyana Banyana”
Sevilla vs Inter: In Europa League Final showdown, redemption awaits
Usually, Antonio Conte wins a trophy in his first season at a club. Usually, he performs poorly in cup competitions. Usually, Sevilla win the Europa League Final. Usually, they perform in this competition. At least one of those usual occurences will be broken on the night of August 21, when Inter face Sevilla for aContinue reading “Sevilla vs Inter: In Europa League Final showdown, redemption awaits”
Lionel Messi vanishes as last chance saloon for definitive World Cup disappears
It threatened to be a World Cup without Lionel Messi, but then the Barcelona man did his magic by scoring three goals against Ecuador to send Argentina roaring to Russia. But after conceding three goals to Croatia on Thursday, Argentina are hanging by the thread. They are now purring meekly. Considering the stage, considering allContinue reading “Lionel Messi vanishes as last chance saloon for definitive World Cup disappears”
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