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World Cup punditry watch – Assessing the shortcomings of Patrice Evra
With accusations of sexism from some quarters on social media, Felix Tasker looks at the shortcomings of Patrice Evra’s World Cup punditry.
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Review – BBC Sports App (iOS)
We take a look at the recently launched BBC Sports app for iOS.
Four ways to save Match of the Day
Match of the Day is an English football institution but, like anything else, it can always be improved.
BBC.com launches international iOS app
The BBC’s international website, BBC.com, has launched a sports mobile application for iPhone and iPod touch device.
New Order: Ronaldo exclusion sparks penalty debate
Dave Wood calls for a new order to emerge, amidst widespread mainstream media ignorance of penalty shoot-out statistics.
Kuqi dreams of Kosovo acceptance
Kosovo’s most famous footballer has called for FIFA to recognise his homeland, writes Dave Wood.
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.
War of the Words: BBC, ITV or RTE?
Attention always falls upon the different terrestrial channels as the World Cup rolls around the corner and how they will fight to entertain, inform and excite the coveted World Cup viewership for the month. British viewers must ponder over a choice of Gary Lineker or Adrian Chiles (succeeding Des Lynam), Alan Shearer or Andy Townsend, […]
The Kentaro Experiment
RTÉ Sports broadcaster Paddy McKenna tells us about the new Kentaro experiment, where England’s dead rubber qualifying game this Saturday with Ukraine will only be shown exclusively online. This Saturday evening could well be of the red letter variety for anyone who has ever sat beer in hand on their sofa, or pulled up a […]
Football Punditry – Irish banter beats bland British
It was during the second half of the recent Ireland/Cyprus nightmare (yes we won but tell me you didn’t despair for 90 minutes) that I realised something. I was longing for something more than the eventual winning goal. I was braced with excitement for more than just the prospect of being one step closer to […]