The Bizarre World of Brazilian Football
By The Spotter Early this morning I received a text from a close friend of mine, Richard, who went to Brazil, mainly to do the Rio De Janeiro marathon. His[…]
Category: Football
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 1 June
You’ll never walk alone. Unless you’re Loris Karius and you play in a position where every mistake is accentuated. Sport can be really brutal at times. Bad Barnet Bale has[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 25 May
Andrés Iniesta bids farewell to his beloved Barcelona before a $30mill retirement move to Japan by sitting in the middle of the Nou Camp / Camp Nou at 1am following[…]
Auckland’s Venue Development Strategy
The wheels of modernising and consolidating Auckland’s sporting infrastructure seem to be moving again. Following the myopia leading up to the 2011 Rugby World Cup the various sporting bodies actually[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 18 May
Now there’s a football training session. From Huaying in China. Malakai Fekitoa has made his way to the French club finals, and pineapples are good for the biceps. Hamburg fans[…]
Smoke and mirrors
By Scott MacLean Are you selling or not? That’s the seemingly simple question from fans that Phoenix owners Welnix seem incapable of answering. There’s no denying that Rob Morrison and[…]
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The Louis Corbett Bucket list
Remember Louis Corbett? In 2014 he gained worldwide attention when the then 12 year old drew up a bucket list of things he wanted to see before he went blind. […]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 11 May
Now that’s how to support your team. In the NHL playoffs, some Nashville Predators fans mergin in with Winnipeg Jets fans. This week’s “Look at the crowd’s faces when things[…]
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Champions of London
This season had the potential to be the most Spursy season of them all. After a strong run from Christmas they looked set for Champions League football. But a grim[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 4 May
The many moods of Ernie Merrick as his side made the A-League final. The best thing here is that Merrick himself put that montage together. Three managers perfectly summed up[…]
