Someone help me out here. I thought us Brits were fond of a good, old-fashioned ‘have-a-go hero’. You know the story; 85 year-old granny with two new hips fights off thugs using hatpin and shopping trolley, that type of thing? Well, now I’m baffled. In Cardiff this weekend, our team of elder statesmen [...]
Match reports The Times, Matt Dickinson: “John Terry was concussed, the rest of us were just stunned by a Carling Cup final yesterday that, if it is the last showpiece match at the Millennium Stadium, will not be quickly forgotten. While the Chelsea captain needed reviving, everyone else required calming down.” The Independent, Glenn Moore: “The [...]
Frank Lampard is among the nominees for the Players’ Player of the Year award at the PFA’s annual dinner later this month. He faces stiff competition. Arsenal’s Thierry Henry (last year’s winner), Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard, Newcastle’s Alan Shearer, Bolton’s Jay-Jay Okocha, and Henry’s Arsenal team-mate Patrick Vieira are also nominated. Lampard’s improvement over the last two [...]
