I'm 17 and my passions lie in sport and economics, which i'm studying at the moment. I live in the UK and write for fun. I'm currently studying the IB diploma, and have an ofer to read economics at St John's College, Cambridge. I enjoy what i do and don't
+ more bio informationImagine the scene. Wembley stadium, the spiritual home of soccer, playing host to a team of all-stars plucked from all corners of the globe. Eleven men, incomparably supreme athletes, walk onto the pitch. A line-up that plays together only in the dreams of soccer fans. But who would these eleven men be?Goalkeeper: Iker Casill... More..
As the dust settles after the abrupt end of one of the most charismatic managers ever to grace the English game, its time to look back on what he did for not only Chelsea, but the English game, and how we'll cope without him.Americans who are old enough say that they know where they were when JFK was shot, and to me the demis... More..
For once the fat cats in Soho square have made the right decision. In Capello they have a man who has a proven track record of success, who has won trophies everywhere he's been. He was likely their top choice, and after the public spectacle over the job last time around, the FA have finally got their man.The first thing that... More..
After a frantic weekend of international football that saw Scottish hearts broken, a glimmer of hope for England and a suprising performance from Northern Ireland, one can only wonder what is the future for british football.Starting with England. Thanks to a last minute winner for Israel against Russia, England's Euro 08 dest... More..
Cultural hatred stems from humanity's inability to reconcile what it does not understand or what is different. This comes from the very beginning of human history, where our society was broken up into small tribes, all competing for the scarce resources on offer. Our ancestors saw other tribes as a threat, as competition, and... More..
The red carpet was rolled out, the paparazzi were invited and David Beckham made his long awaited arrival at the Home Depot stadium with the wife and kids in tow. While many were speaking of Beckham's great mission of bringing soccer to the US, i'm rather more sceptically seeing his move as a semi-retirement.If we cast our mi... More..
For our friends across the Atlantic who may not understand what this scandal is about, I will try to first summarise it without much of my personal prejudices. This situation first came to light a few weeks ago when the Daily Telegraph, a British Newspaper, published an article detailing some of the claims that Members of th... More..
Only a matter of days before the crunch games in England's bid to qualify for Euro 2008, it seems almost certain that failure to collect full points against Russia and Israel would spell an end to Steve McClaren's turbulent spell as head honcho of the national side. But how is it that a team of incredibly talented, highly pai... More..
When a team loses many of its followers refuse to believe that their 11 gifted players, many of whom earn more in a year than the average supporter would earn in a lifetime, were capable of such a terrible performance. They are willing to blame the referee, the weather, the manager, or maybe just luck, just not the players th... More..
They gym is meant to be the place you can go to pump some iron or hit the treadmill, a place where you can achieve your fitness goals in your own time and at your on pace. Some choose to do this in solitude, whilst others work out with friends or maybe just whoever's there. However, whatever type of gym user you are, there ar... More..
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