Another scintillating end to Olympic football. The wait is over. Mexico has finally lifted it’s first gold medal; one which was earned for – for a very long time by Brazil. Asia and Central America did us proud while Europe disappointed us. Africa managed to pull off some…
Asia off the blocks. But will it reach the finish line?
I was ready. Ready with some paint. Blue and red. Ready to go ballistic with the car horn, which would have been a strange occurrence on these streets, for I was part neither of a wedding, nor a club victory nor a celebration of national importance. But the…
UAE – Unsuccessful In Their First Try
Some things in life as we know are and will always be true. A dolphin sleeps with one eye open. Every second, Americans collectively eat 100 pounds of chocolate. The sun rises from the east and sets in the west. And a football game between Uruguay and UAE…
Football In The Emirates: A Retrospect
On June 9th, 1990, at 5:00pm (Italy time), United Arab Emirates (UAE) made history by playing their first World Cup match against Columbia under Brazilian manager Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira in front of a crowd of approximately thirty thousand at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara in Bologna. The same year…
The Joy of Even Years
When the season finally comes to a finish, there is a sudden lull in life that a football supporter finds himself/herself in. There is the pain of waiting three months to see some serious action again. Three months of Saturdays lost Saturdays and Sundays not knowing what to…