March 2012

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The result was hardly one which will blow the title race wide open, but Real Madrid’s home draw with Malaga ensures that Barcelona are not quite out of the hunt for a fourth consecutive La Liga title. In many ways, it’s the kind of result which has been on the cards for couple of months,… Continue reading >

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This was a notice displayed during a walk through Beck Hole, a small village near Goathland, last summer. What the source of the wasps’ anger was, I never did find out. Instead I chose to take the advice given, and turn off the path in order to head towards the village, where the atmosphere was… Continue reading >

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Another sublime performance from Lionel Messi, and once again the question is being asked: is he the greatest footballer of all time. It’s the same question which is raised after each and every game in which he does something extraordinary. In other words, quite often. However the answer remains the same – that there is… Continue reading >

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It’s not often that a manager’s reputation is unaffected even after a sacking, but Andre Villas-Boas is likely to find himself with plenty of high-profile suitors during the summer despite his weekend departure from Chelsea. Faced with the task of rebuilding the West London club while at the same time working for a notoriously impatient… Continue reading >