The Netherlands (I): A Curious Orange
By Dave Downie I COULDN'T THINK of a more colourful team to be given in this World Cup preview thing. I didn't know who to write about - the Netherlands, Holland or the Dutch. Greedy bastards seem to have everything in abundance that anyone from anywhere could want in...
Rob McDonald’s World Cup Group Guide – Group A
By Rob McDonald BRAZIL What We Know: We don’t know what they are; really, they’ve not played in a proper competition since 2011 (not having the Confederations Cup). Actually, scratch that: they’re a team whose main centre forward is either Fred or Jo. They’re also a...



FERNANDO MORIENTES BROKE MY HEART
DOES anyone remember Clubcall? I don't know if it's still going but I used to ring it when I was at work. It was a phone service which gave you club rumours and interviews 'direct from Anfield'. I can still remember the opening bars and a poorly edited insert of...



BECOMING BRENDAN RODGERS
NEIL SCOTT had his doubts when the current Liverpool manager was appointed two years ago but now he’s a believer THERE will be a time, and it won’t be too long coming, when they will make a film about Liverpool’s 2013/14 season. Some kind of fantasy action adventure...
IN DEPTH: JAPAN AND THE WORLD CUP
With less than a week to go until the 2014 World Cup gets under way in Brazil, J-League expert Dave Phillips has an in-depth at look Group C hopefuls Japan, analysing the squad in detail in all areas of the pitch as well as taking a look at likely tactics and the...



The Netherlands (I): A Curious Orange
By Dave Downie I COULDN'T THINK of a more colourful team to be given in this World Cup preview thing. I didn't know who to write about - the Netherlands, Holland or the Dutch. Greedy bastards seem to have everything in abundance that anyone from anywhere could want in...
Rob McDonald’s World Cup Group Guide – Group A
By Rob McDonald BRAZIL What We Know: We don’t know what they are; really, they’ve not played in a proper competition since 2011 (not having the Confederations Cup). Actually, scratch that: they’re a team whose main centre forward is either Fred or Jo. They’re also a...



FERNANDO MORIENTES BROKE MY HEART
DOES anyone remember Clubcall? I don't know if it's still going but I used to ring it when I was at work. It was a phone service which gave you club rumours and interviews 'direct from Anfield'. I can still remember the opening bars and a poorly edited insert of...



BECOMING BRENDAN RODGERS
NEIL SCOTT had his doubts when the current Liverpool manager was appointed two years ago but now he’s a believer THERE will be a time, and it won’t be too long coming, when they will make a film about Liverpool’s 2013/14 season. Some kind of fantasy action adventure...
IN DEPTH: JAPAN AND THE WORLD CUP
With less than a week to go until the 2014 World Cup gets under way in Brazil, J-League expert Dave Phillips has an in-depth at look Group C hopefuls Japan, analysing the squad in detail in all areas of the pitch as well as taking a look at likely tactics and the...









