BRAZIL is a country where religion looms large. Literally in Rio, a giant Jesus statue looks down on you telling you that, whatever sins you are planning, you should pack it in. I have no idea if it works, I’ve just got here. I’ll let you know. Our Costa...
THE defence for Roy Hodgson seems to come from two angles. The first is based on the assertion that he is a “nice man”. The second is that there is no other viable candidate for the England manager’s job. The apologists at the FA also believe that Hodgson has overseen...
NEIL ATKINSON was joined by Gareth Roberts, Kate Forrester and Rob Gutmann in the City Tower for this week’s TAW on CityTalk. Download Issue 10 of #TAW Monthly via iTunes or at app.theanfieldwrap.com for other devices. Like what we do? Buy us a pint! DIRECT LINK...
By Martin Fitzgerald I watch sport because I want to see people do wonderful things. I watch sport because I want to see people being brilliant, being brilliant at sport. I’ve come a long way in this respect. Let me explain. I used to hate Steve Davis. Bloody hated...
By Ben McCausland THIS ARTICLE will be used to confess to a few embarrassing sins, but bear in mind that I told you about these sins, so you can’t hold these against me in the future. Confession #1 – Sometimes I Read The Daily Mail I know, I know....
MY earliest meaningful world cup memory is of my beloved Scotland being pitted against Brazil in 1982, in Seville, on a balmy, sweltering Spanish night. Minutes into the tie, the ball dropped into the inside right channel from a knock down from John Wark. The...
by Andi Thomas [A NOTE. For reasons that will soon become apparent, you are essentially reading two pieces here. Everything outside square brackets was written before France beat Honduras 3-0; everything inside after.] Some facts about Honduras. It has a population of...
NEIL ATKINSON, Andy Heaton, Craig Rimmer and Ben Johnson are in the tower to discuss the seemingly floundering transfer bids for Adam Lallana and Alberto Moreno as well as their respective TAW World Cup Teams, France, Columbia and Japan. Download Issue 10 of #TAW...
By Lydia Bleasdale “WHEN DESCRIBING the character of our biggest city, Nigerians always like to tell a wry anecdote about the man who steps off a plane and is greeted with a sign that reads: THIS IS LAGOS. The message offers him nothing in the way of a cheerful...
By Rob McDonald BELGIUM What We Know: It’s hard not to know a lot about this Belgian generation. It was only last week The Times did a main story on the development of this team and what lessons England could take from it. That being said, golden generations only stay...
Dan Hewitt On His Book ‘Left To Rot’ | TAW Special
Neil Atkinson is joined by ITV investigations Editor Dan Hewitt to talk about his book ‘Left To Rot – How Governments Have Betrayed Us and How We Fix It’, a book that looks at the UK housing crisis and what led to it.
