By Rob | 20th March 2010 |
Giovanni Christiaan van Bronckhorst has been round the block and then some.
This charismatic 35 year old Dutch Captain has played club football in Scotland (Rangers), England (Arsenal), Spain (Barcalona) and of course his homeland the Netherlands (RKC Waalwijk and Feyenoord).
His international career is impressive. He debuted against Brazil in August ’96 and has since earned 93
Read more…VAN BRONCKHORST – Veteran Dutch Captain
By Rob | 17th March 2010 |
I feel something of a bond with Maradona – we were born in the same year – in fact he is 2 months younger than me. But I guess that is where the bond ends.
This diminutive (1.65m) legend of the game has no less than 91 caps for Argentina and he scored an amazing 34
Read more…Maradona – Greatest Football Player Ever or Has Been reincarnated as a coach?
By Rob | 16th March 2010 |
The French are a team to watch in the World Cup because no one will be paying much attention to them! They showed in ’98 that they could come from behind as rank outsiders and catch everyone by surprise! Their present FIFA ranking of 7 means they are definitely in the mix and their form has
Read more…Les Bleus – a team to watch!
By Rob | 21st January 2010 |
If the stats are anything to go by Spain and Brazil should go all the way in the World Cup. Spain was team of the year in 2009 but Brazil of course shot up from 4th on the FIFA Rankings in to 1st for a while and are now nipping at Spain’s heels at the
Read more…Spain and Brazil odds on favorites!