Daily Archives: December 1, 2010

2018 World Cup host? Betters going with England or Russia

Punters on Betfair seem to think it’s going to come down to England or Russia with the announcement only about 12 hours away. Today de facto Russian leader said he wasn’t going to attend the draw. Normally this would be … Continue reading

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Update on African football ‘academies’

Awhile back I posted an article, here, on the pressures put on young players at professional club academies. The setup at Ajax was examined in detail in a New York Times article and the author pointed out the stress it … Continue reading

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