samwildman

Stories By samwildman

• Poland

  / 13 years ago

  Poland Euro 2012: Smuda Submits Euro Squad

  The chance to compete at the European Championships, in front of your own fans, doesn’t come around too often. In fact...

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• South Africa

  / 15 years ago

  Bafana Bafana Bouncing, a Uruguayan Trouncing, and a French Side That’s Renouncing: A Review of South Africa’s World Cup Campaign

  At the end of their encounter with France, Carlos Parreira turned to a camera and tearfully said, ‘I feel at home...

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• European Football

  / 15 years ago

  Mesut Ozil: The Small Man With A Huge Reputation

  Ever heard of ‘Rot-Weiss Essen’? Nope, me neither. The German 4th division side are a club in decline, but they still...

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• South Korea

  / 15 years ago

  Suarez Stunner Sends South Korea Packing

  At times, the football on display at a drenched Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium was sloppy and lacked control, as expected on...

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• South Africa

  / 15 years ago

  South African Squad Review: Just How Well Did They Perform?

  South Africa’s exit from the World Cup was disappointing to say the least (even from a neutral’s point of view), despite...

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• South Korea

  / 15 years ago

  Confident Koreans Target Quarter-Final Berth

  When South Korea shocked the world by reaching the semi-finals back in ’02, many put their feat down to home advantage...

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• South Africa

  / 15 years ago

  Wasteful Hosts Crash Out Despite Creditable Win

  At half-time in this Group A encounter, the unthinkable was on the horizon. South Africa were beating France, Mexico were losing...

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• South Africa

  / 15 years ago

  The ‘Domenech Disaster’ to Give South Africa Hope?

  At the time of writing, no-one has a clue as to the side Raymond Domenech will field in their final group...

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• South Africa

  / 15 years ago

  Magnificent Forlan Inspires Uruguayan Rampage

  Forget all the pre-match hype about Uruguay’s tension. Forget their tepid display against France. Forget the fact that they almost didn’t...

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• South Africa

  / 15 years ago

  South Africa Aiming to ‘Virtually Seal Qualification’

  On current evidence, there is no ‘outstanding’ team that is expected to win Group A; something which the hosts will be...

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