- 41. Counting the cost
- (World Cup 1990)
- ... p C along with Brazil and Sweden, as well as the Costa Ricans, hopes of anything other than the customary early exit for Scotland were nevertheless given some encouragement. FIFA in their wisdom were persisti ...
- Created on 01 April 2014
- 42. Weekly Howl 21-02-14
- (2014)
- ... League manager. This week he moaned about a ref's decision while throwing in a gratuitous insult ("It was not a good idea to put a referee from Sweden in charge"). Next he needs to complain about there bei ...
- Created on 26 February 2014
- 43. Sven: My Story
- (Managers)
- ... (as a young man Sven wrote a doctoral thesis on the 4-4-2 formation, and its unbending application in all circumstances). And there is footballing insight too, from the "revolution against individualism" of ...
- Created on 14 January 2014
- 44. Weekly Howl 15-06-12
- (2012)
- A small portion of despair and enlightenment delivered to your inbox every Friday 15 June 2012 ~ If England lose to Sweden tonight, many pundits will criticise the appointment of Roy Hodgson. Meanwhile, ...
- Created on 19 June 2012
- 45. Full-time job
- (Referees)
- ... atch officials used money made from Sweden's Euro 2008 qualification to employ five full-time officials, which will eventually be increased to eight. Blatter also cited France as an example. But, contr ...
- Created on 01 May 2012
- 46. Notes on a scandal
- (TV watch)
- ... journeys to a foreign land to discover the world's only openly gay player. There must have been a temptation, on finding Anton Hysen well and thriving in Sweden, to capture him for exhibition in town ha ...
- Created on 01 April 2012
- 47. Word of mouth
- (Players)
- ... during a half-time interval, published his autobiography in Sweden at the end of last year. It did not disappoint. The book, now available in English as an app at the player's personal website, se ...
- Created on 01 April 2012
- 48. Quality Control
- (Asia)
- ... ed. They had fielded George Maroud, a player who had appeared for Sweden's Olympic team in the past. The president of the Syrian federation claimed that all the papers were in order and procedures had ...
- Created on 01 April 2012
- 49. Gold Standard
- (International football)
- ... arly did the same in Sweden. Hungary were awarded a penalty, which Brebner saved. Walden rifled home an equaliser from 20 yards and then scored again as the referee missed a handball by the Bradford pl ...
- Created on 01 March 2012
- 50. Soft touch Sven
- (Managers)
- ... certain pride. Here was a successful England boss, a celebrity of wealth and distinction. A man who had won league titles in Sweden, Italy and Portugal, led Lazio to the double, the UEFA Super Cup and ...
- Created on 21 December 2011
