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Roy Hodgson’s Manaus charm offensive

Manager in pink and orange trainers defies heat and humidity during charm offensive at venue of England World Cup opener Encouraging news for England football fans, who will be heartened to learn that Roy Hodgson’s midweek visit to Manaus was an unequivocal success. Well read, widely travelled and naturally inquisitive, this modern-day Percy Fawcett set […]

Mesut Özil will bounce back from penalty miss, says Arsène Wenger

• Arsenal midfielder missed spot-kick against Bayern Munich• ‘It is part of the job to deal with disappointment and respond’ Mesut Özil should not dwell on his penalty miss against Bayern Munich and should not be afraid to try another one when he is ready, according to Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger. The Gunners’ club-record signing […]

In praise of supporting two football clubs

Some fans would rather give up on football, and possibly life altogether, than follow another team. They are missing out From the semi-scholarly ruminations of journal articles to the caps-locked rage of online message boards, the nature of the “proper” football supporter is regularly debated. An indisputably important feature of this proper supporter’s make-up – […]