Southgate restored English pride, but never found the answer in big games

RevSportz Comment By the time Gareth Southgate took charge of the England men’s national football team,…

Argentina pass muster in a Copa America to forget

This was not a vintage Copa America, and while Argentina may have edged ahead of Uruguay…

De le Fuente and his youth take Spain to the top of the mountain

When Luis de la Fuente took over from Luis Enrique after Spain’s round-of-16 exit at the…

Spain 2024 chase football immortality against feisty England

RevSportz Comment It’s not without reason that we recall Spain, especially the 2008-2012 vintage, as one…

Anderson exit deflects from West Indies’ misery

RevSportz Comment Perhaps it’s just as well that so much of the focus at Lord’s was…

This artificial increase in spectators will end: Marcelo Bielsa, Uruguay coach, fears for the game’s future

The Uruguay team coached by Marcelo Bielsa earned rave reviews during the group stage of the…

Karma catches up with Koeman in Netherlands’ defeat to England

The Euro 2024 semi-finals showcased two intense football rivalries. And in the final analysis, the results…

Sunil Gavaskar gave Indian cricket its voice

Indian-origin journalists like Dicky Rutnagur and Mihir Bose were fixtures on the pages of British broadsheets…

‘Arconada’s goal’ still defines Spain-France rivalry

Four decades on, it remains the mistake that defines a rivalry. Spain may have had the…

Ganguly, the Gabba and Grace Under Pressure

In The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway defined courage as ‘grace under pressure’. As…