Sustainable failure

I’m a Gooner. Ever since I got to watch bits and pieces of English football from way back in the 90s, I always admired the way Arsenal went about their game. I conscientiously followed their undefeated year in the 2003–04 Premiere League campaign and remained a...

2008 in sports… so far

I am a sports nut and I’ve been paying attention to a lot of sporting events this year. (Except for tennis, though. Pretty Russian players aside, never liked the sport.) I have teams that I root for and teams that I hate. Unfortunately for me, most of them fell...

Beckham should be bent

I’ve avoided posting about David Beckham (ever since ever, and ever since I got the message from a fellow football afficionado). For one, I’ve never been a fan of Beckham. When everyone was raving his left foot, I was cheering for Roberto Carlos. Everyone...

Stepover nutmeg

When I was still active playing football, I really loved using stepover nutmegs to get past defender. That and rocastles. In any case, nutmegs usually provide the most effective results. Either I succeed in fake them or they miss tackles and clip me instead. Free...