Tag Archives: George Best
FWA Q&A: MARCEL VAN DER KRAAN
MARCEL van der KRAAN on watching Jesus in football boots...being mistaken for Lance Armstrong...and paying for toilet paper in BelarusHave you ever worked in a profession other than football?
When I was 17 and still at college, I had my own little business in polishing cars. I was making more money than my dad. People would bring their car and pick it up at night. The boss of a major company asked if I could polish his wife’s car. He insisted that I would pick it up at his house in the country on a Saturday morning at 7 ...
Tags: Allianz Arena, Belarus, George Best, Holland v England, Jonathan Norcroft, Lance Armstrong, Marcel van der Kraan, Paul Smith, Ronald Koeman, tony adams, world cup
FWA Q&A: MICHAEL CHURCH
MICHAEL CHURCH on the silence of Melbourne...golden showers in Jakarta...and a Chinese fan who cycled 2,000 kms to meet “him”Have you ever worked in a profession other than football?
Yes, I worked as a lifeguard at my local swimming pool for much longer than I care to admit or remember during my teenage years back in my home town of Larne, in Northern Ireland. The sights seen back in those days still haunt me. Baywatch it most certainly was not.
Tags: Allianz Arena, Australia, Champions League Final, China, Diego Maradona, George Best, Iran, MCG, Michael Church, Northern Ireland, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Philippe Troussier, UAE, wifi
THE SAVOY SHOW GOES ON THANKS TO A DEGREE IN APPLIED STATISTICS
By CHRISTOPHER DAVIESFOOTBALL WRITERS are used to working to deadlines. However many words may be needed for the match report, whatever the deadline...even if the WiFi goes down or the lap-top waves its ignominious magic wand and makes the copy disappear into the ether...words will be filed on time. Somehow.
Tags: Alan Shearer, barclays premier league, Five Live, George Best, Graham Taylor, Henry Winter, Jamie Carragher, Kenny Dalglish, paul mccarthy, Savoy, Sky Sports, Steven Gerrard, talkSPORT
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