Stories By samwildman
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Ivory Coast
/ 11 years agoIvory Coast’s African Nations Home Shirt Revealed
Most of the pundits covering this years’ African Cup of Nations, including BBC Sport’s Piers Edwards, have a generalised view that...
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Ivory Coast
/ 11 years agoDrogba Key in ‘Elephants’ Charge For Success
When the Ivory Coast manager Vahid Halilhodži? announced his squad for the forthcoming African Cup of Nations, there were few surprises....
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Ivory Coast
/ 11 years ago2010: The Year The Ivory Coast End Their African Heartbreak?
Ever since Didier Drogba’s equaliser restored parity in their qualification clash with Malawi, almost nineteen million ‘Elephants’ have been looking forward...
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English Football
/ 11 years agoSave Our Stanley: The Fight To Stay Afloat
‘The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. Save our Stanley.’ A motto that bears a resemblance of the passion...
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Poland
/ 11 years agoPoles Apart But Northern Irish Will Provide Stern Test
As Ian Holloway would say, it’s ‘squeaky bum time.’ A Northern Ireland win, and they are in pole position, whilst if...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoMillwall Fans? Nothing But A Bunch Of Pansies!
Almost 3,000 miles away from Britain, a vast city lays engulfed by the snow-capped Alborz Mountains. Home to one of football’s...
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Everton
/ 11 years agoPoor, Poor Everton Punished by Buoyant Burnley
One pundit on MUTV was reported as saying Burnley’s victory over Manchester United on Tuesday was ‘nothing but a total fluke’....
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English Football
/ 11 years agoStability the Key to Unlock Non-League Challenge
‘It’s a marathon, not a sprint.’ Overused, perhaps? Put this term into Blue Square Premier context, and you end up with,...
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England
/ 11 years agoDeadly Defoe Double Denies Dutch
If you want to know what it feels like to have two birthdays so close together, you could ask the Queen....
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England
/ 11 years agoPreview: Holland vs England
To be honest, this friendly is pointless. Holland have qualified. And, barring a major collapse, have England. But that doesn’t mean...