“When the seagull follows the trawler it’s because they think the sardines will be thrown into the sea” Probably one of the most famous yet misunderstood football quotes. For football followers you will have already guessed the name of the person who made the comment – Eric Cantona, iconic Manchester United footballer. (28/10/03 Eric Cantona: […]
About the Sport principle I am writing this in the immediate aftermath of England’s Euro 2020 final loss to Italy on penalties! There is still a lot of excitement in the country right now, with lots being said and written about the last month. By the time you read this, nobody will care! In terms […]
I was sitting watching the football on the TV during a very rare night off and as the camera panned round to the dugout, there sat members of the coaching staff, management, medical team and substitute players. The commentator singled out one of the players (whose name is irrelevant to this story), and said, “Surely he’s […]
This blog was originally published by The Diocese of London and can be found here. CVM seeks strategic partnerships to be able to encourage and enable others to share the gospel. One such involvement is with the Diocese of London and its Sports Network Initiative. This month, our Director for London Rob Santer reflects how churches […]
Embed from Getty Images I remember listening to the radio as Manchester United beat Bayern Munich in extra time to win the 1999 Champions League final. There’s something slightly magical about listening to a game, having to rely on the commentators description of the events unfolding before their eyes, reconstructing it in my mind. Perhaps […]
Luis Suarez netted a hat-trick at the Nou Camp this weekend when Barcelona hosted Celta Vigo for a league game. However, it would be Lionel Messi who stole all the headlines. Not because of his precisely taken free-kick to open his side’s scoring, but for the way in which he took his 81st minute penalty […]
After being awarded the Ballon d’Or title, this weekend was all about Lionel Messi at the Camp Nou stadium. The 28 year old argentine striker presented his fifth ballon d’Or trophy to the on looking fans, players and coaching staff. At the award ceremony it was to be Messi’s night with him gaining 41.33% of […]
While the chaos of a hectic Christmas fixture list has dominated the news over the past couple of weeks, there was one piece of breaking news that unfortunately showed a side to life that even football can’t solve. A week ago, Martin Ling, now ex manager of Swindon Town FC, resigned from his position at […]
Last week, news broke about one fan in particular who had travelled quite a bit further than your usual away day supporter. Unfortunately for Andrew Urry from Brisbane, Australia, he was unable to watch his team Southend United take on Bradford City away at Valley Parade due to the match being postponed as a result […]
A few weeks ago I spent the afternoon with my two sons watching Maidstone Utd play Billericay Town. The game was one of those ‘must win’ matches after a run of indifferent results had seen the Stones lose their commanding lead at the top of the Ryman Premier League. Furthermore it was against a team […]
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