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Marten de Roon: Middlesbrough’s new Dutchman custom made for the Premier League
With a meteoric rise through Eredivisie and Serie A, Marten de Roon has all the attributes to become a leading light for his new club Middlesborough.
Tag: world cup 2010
Is Euro 2016 Wayne Rooney’s last chance to cement his legacy?
As England look to end 50 years without a major international trophy, Wayne Rooney may be their focal point for the last time.
Euro 2012: Why has the world fallen out of love with Spain?
James Hunt wonders why Spain are no longer everyone’s favourite cup of tea.
Fabio Capello: Public Enemy Number One
With just over a year left on his contract with the FA, Fabio Capello’s tenure as England boss gets the treatment from Ollie Jackson.
Top 50 Players in the World (50-41)
Over 100 football fans, bloggers and writers sent us their opinions and contributions on who really are the best players in the world. We spent hours trawling through the submissions, and today we begin to unveil the greatest players of 2010 – as voted by you.
Talking Points: Argentina 0-4 Germany
Germany turned in a performance of the highest standard in Cape Town today, sending Diego Maradona’s Argentina side crashing out of the World Cup with their tails between their legs. As usual, there were plenty of Talking Points to be discussed as Kevin Doran reports.
Down and Out in Bloemfontein: The England Analysis
England were taught a footballing lesson by perennial rivals Germany this afternoon as Fabio Capello’s men were sent packing from the World Cup in South Africa. Kevyn Doran sifts through the rubble of the Italian’s fallen empire to find the answer to the question on a nation’s lips this summer: Just what exactly went wrong? […]
Racism still threatens the Rainbow Nation’s triumph
In the latest of a shamefully sporadic series of opinion posts, Gav Reilly examines how racism in football is now a shamefully First World problem.
The Method in Capello’s Madness
All eyes are yet again on the England camp following their disappointing performance against Algeria, and Dave Cooper looks at one of the biggest talking points to emerge from Fabio Capello’s reign.
Talking Points: Honduras 0-1 Chile
1. That’s More Like It A tremendous display of relentless attacking football from Chile was just the breath of fresh air this tournament has needed. We’ve raved about Marcelo Bielsa’s tactics on BackPageFootball, which he slightly altered today. Instead of his famous 3-3-1-3, Bielsa went for a slightly more conservative 4-2-1-3. Given that, conservative is […]