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Politics, News & Issues > Soccer Possibility of an African country winning the 2010 World Cup: 1 of 23
An African country has never won the World Cup in its' entire history, so on bare statistics alone there would appear to be no foundation for thinking there would be a possibility of one winning in two years time.However,the reason for putting the suggestion forward as an article title is undoubtedly based upon the siting of ... More..
Sports & Recreation > English Soccer The future of the Liverpool soccer team: 1 of 19
During the second half of last season the future of the Liverpool soccer team was in limbo as the stand-off between their two American owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett reached its' nadir. Proper,effective,forward looking decision making was suspended and die hard Liverpool fans were stunned as a promising start to the sea... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Who do you think is the most important person ever to live: 6 of 66
My first instinct when assessing the most important person ever to live was to choose Nelson Mandela. Before writing this article I felt it best to have a longer think about this. I then chose Nelson Mandela. Finally, I really played devils advocate and threw in Jesus,my parents,numerous wartime leaders and Mother Theresa. I ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Soccer Have Manchester United had their day?: 8 of 42
As a Liverpool fan nothing would give me greater satisfaction than to assert in the positive that Manchester United have indeed had their day.Unfortunately,however,I can see no reason whatsoever to make such a bold statement.There are no real grounds other than the ongoing saga of the Ronaldo transfer to suppose that they hav... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Soccer Should the English Premiership take games overseas?: 1 of 5
The purpose of taking English Premiership games abroad has been sold to the media as promoting the brand of football to a wider audience whilst the notion of playing a thirty ninth game has been sold to existing Premiership clubs with the sweetener that they will get 5 Million for their troubles.At first glance it sounded lik... More..
Sports & Recreation > English Soccer Soccer: Comparing Liverpool and Manchester United: 6 of 29
What is startling about a comparison between Liverpool and Manchester United is not the differences between the two,but the similarities.It is not just the geographical proximity of the two clubs that provides the fierce,"derby" atmosphere,but the remarkable domination of all domestic and European trophies that is shared by t... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports News & Opinion (Other) Should drug use get a professional sports athlete banned for life?: 6 of 29
On the face of it,banned for life sounds like an extremely harsh punishment for an athlete who knows nothing else other than their sport.However,without this extreme,enforceable option available to all sporting authorities then the possibility of cheating through drugs can become a probability.When an athlete takes a banned s... More..
Sports & Recreation > Soccer Fundamentals A guide to soccer fitness: 3 of 13
It is essential to understand the nature of a soccer match and also its' differences for individual types of player before introducing a guide to soccer fitness.In the modern era soccer requires a high level of cardiovasular fitness as teams now require their players to be interchangeable during a match and confident in diffe... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) Why you should learn to cook: 16 of 48
Learning to cook can give you a sense of worth and is an integral part of your personality.I have learnt to cook three times! Each time has seen a development of me as a person, progressing from the basics to functional and now a little more creative. I feel there is still one more level to go up to and I will be interested t... More..
Sports & Recreation > Soccer (Other) Why soccer should be referred to as football in America: 2 of 6
Americans have referred to football as soccer in order to differentiate it from their own national sport, American Football. However, there does seem to be a lack of respect for the origins of the sport, Football and the fact that it was invented well before American Football.Nowhere else in the world is football referred to ... More..