Football magazine World Soccer makes a rather bold claim in its editorial this month:
“The neutral in everybody wants Brazil to do well in Germany because they have the potential to provide the fantasy element that is lacking in so much modern football. After Greece’s ‘fairytale’ triumph in Portugal in Euro 2004 – the triumph of […]
Herr Hippo fancies an outsider to win World Cup 2006. The international tournaments that have taken place in this millennium so far suggest that the big footballing nations no longer monopolise the global stage, and that a certain X-factor is required for success. Greece triumphed at Euro 2004, and South Korea and the USA also performed much better than expected at the […]
Following the genius masterstroke of one Rafael Benitez bringing Anfield ‘God’ Robbie ‘Cheeky’ Fowler back to Liverpool this season, do other Hippoers believe a similar move from Mr Eriksson involving the nation’s deity Mr Mark Hateley would have the same galvanising effect?
Ah, the perils of punditry! Herr Hippo writes off the summertime potential of two England hopefuls (’Analysis‘ article) then within a few days they’ve reasserted their credentials. Jermaine Defoe has been well out of favour at Tottenham this season. His confidence was allegedly damaged when he was withdrawn at half-time in the Denmark v England […]
Herr Hippo predicts that the players above will be the goalkeeping and defensive squad members of Sven’s 23 for Germany. Do you agree with his selection?
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