Tag: International football
Eric Cantona explains: What the famous line about the fishing boat really meant – sport
29 years ago, after his nasty kung fu kick against a fan, footballer Éric Cantona whispered something about seagulls, fishing boats and sardines. Was this a secret suggestion or a…
Endrick: The 17-year-old who scores for Brazil at Wembley and the Bernabéu – Sport
The combination of the numbers 1 and 7 has great significance in the history of Brazilian football. Not so much because of the 7-1 defeat against Germany at the 2014…
Dani Alves and Robinho scandals: The shame of Brazilian football – Sport
A courageous woman is currently showing the men in Brazilian football where to go. Leila Pereira is president of champions Palmeiras São Paulo, making her the only woman in the…
Fastest international goal: Baumgartner surpasses Wirtz – Sport
On most winter days, a 1.6 second lead over a German athlete in Austria isn’t worth too many reports. In the realm of hundredths of a second, on the downhill…
Sven-Göran Eriksson: Liverpool fulfills sick coach’s great wish – sport
Swedish coach Sven-Göran Eriksson was celebrated with loud applause at Liverpool FC’s legendary game at Anfield Road. On his emotional return to the dugout, Eriksson, who was terminally ill with…
Qualifying for the World Cup: North Korea is back – Sport
Then North Korea attacked, and suddenly Japan was in danger. There were only a few minutes played in the second half of the World Cup qualifier at the National Stadium…
Liverpool loses to Manchester United in a dramatic FA Cup game. – Sports
After the quarter-final exit in the FA Cup, the Liverpool FC players seemed almost too tired to let themselves fall on the pitch. They stood around exhausted and mourned the…
Premier League: Klopp versus Guardiola – and the winner is Arsenal – Sport
In what could be the last coaching duel between long-term rivals Jürgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, there could not have been a fairer result than a draw. And that’s exactly…
Joshua Zirkzee: How the former Bayern player has changed in Bologna – Sport
At FC Bayern, Joshua Zirkzee was considered a nine with little prospects – at FC Bologna he is developing so furiously that there are comparisons to Ronaldinho. Good for the…
Doping ban for Paul Pogba: The dragon falls from the sky – Sport
Paul Pogba’s life has always been stormy – now the French midfielder is banned for four years for doping. The maximum penalty. The teammates help the world champion, but what…