The debate over Spain’s ‘tika-taka’ philosophy has raged in the aftermath of the World Cup Final and Neil O’Hara poses the question – is it football at its best or just plain boring?
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World Cup 2010 Tactical Review
Tim Hill takes a final glance over this summer’s World Cup and outlines some of the more intruiging tactical formations that were on show in South Africa.
Cup Final Spoilt by Thuggery or Bad Punditry?
In his first article for BackPageFootball, Callum Wilson describes his thoughts the day after the World Cup Final having sat through another night of BBC coverage.
World Cup 2010 Awards
With another World Cup down, Kevin Coleman reviews the competition with some select award categories.
World Cup: Player of the Tournament
We open the poll for you to choose your Player of the Tournament from this summer’s World Cup.
Golden Ball Nominees
The nominees have been announced for the World Cup Golden Ball award and there are few surprises on the shortlist.
FIFA’s 2010 World Cup All-Hair Team
As the World Cup reaches its climax and journalists and critics alike scratch their heads over who will make the Team of the Tournament, Jules Boykoff goes for something a little bit different.
World Cup Semi-Final Previews
Uruguay v Holland Cape Town, Tonight at 7:30 Both sides made this semi-final tie in contrasting circumstances. Holland shocked Brazil [...]
How do you solve a problem like Fernando?
Eliot Rothwell analyses the poor form of Fernando Torres at this summers World Cup and asks: is the Premier League killing tiki-taka?
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Hold The Back Page: Episode 6
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Hold The Back Page: Episode 5
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Hold the Back Page: Episode 4
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Real Madrid sign Mesut Ozil
Real Madrid have this afternoon secured the signing of Werder Bremen playmaker Mesut Ozil for a undisclosed fee .
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Fantasy Football 2010/11
After the quick fix that was World Cup Fantasy Football, the real deal is back and BackPageFootball invites you to join our league.
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Paddy Power: World cup betting
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