If you haven’t seen this, then I suggest that you devour all of it. Very quickly. I have said for a considerable amount of time that the BBC don’t make enough use of their massive sports archive, and I’m delighted to see that, for this World Cup, they have, to an extent proved me wrong. [...]
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I’m probably in a minority in so far as that I really enjoy these friendly matches. No pressure, no stress, just an exhibition involving some of the best footballers in Europe. If they contrive get their back-sides spanked by, say, Denmark or Australia, we can put it down to a bad day at the office [...]
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1. Paul Robinson is the best England goalkeeper since Gordon Banks. Peter Shilton, Ray Clemence, Joe Corrigan, Chris Woods, David Seaman, David James. None of them had his agility, distribution, or control over the defence.
2. David Beckham is now an experienced captain, with five major tournaments under his belt. He commands the respect of both [...]
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Okay – before I say anything else, I know I’ve nicked this picture from b3ta, but I feel as if I’ve done my time there and that I’m entitled to a small amount of leechery. Actually, I’m not even thieving bandwidth with this – I couldn’t find anything else that represented the English football in [...]
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And finally, after six weeks, we’re back. Between them, Bulldog and BT have contrived to make for six weeks’ worth of internet-free living. I’d love to say that I spent this time expanding my mind, broadening my horizons and wallowing in culture but it would be, as I daresay you’ve already guessed, an utter lie. [...]
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