Rob Parker | March 3, 2010
After Des Walker felled by Pharoah-cious tackle
England take on Egypt tonight in a friendly. If we go back 20 years it was the real thing at the 1990 World Cup in Italy. Although the team progressed to the semi-finals, without this headed goal from Mark Wright, England would have crashed out at the group stage.
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Rob Parker | January 29, 2010
The hidden pain of a stuttering penalty run-up
The African Cup of Nations semi-final between Algeria and Egypt descended into a bit of a crazed farce last night, not least because Algeria keeper Faouzi Chaouchi aimed a headbutt at the referee, possibly making slight contact.
Chaouchi received just a yellow card for the assault and had to [...]
Rob Parker | January 26, 2010
African Cup of Nations now marred by lack of goal-line technology
The 2010 African Cup of Nations was never destined to go down as one of the great tournaments of all-time, but a dodgy phantom goal in a quarter-final match was the last thing it needed.
Rob Parker | June 22, 2009
Proof it’s just 11 v 11, football matches aren’t played on paper and more cliches
Football is a mixed up game, and results in Group B of the Confederations Cup only serve to prove that. It is probably fair to say that Brazil were the best team in the group having won all three of their [...]
Rob Parker | June 19, 2009
Egypt get a sniff of victory against Italy
Gay rights in football have come a long way in 24 hours. Just yesterday we told you about the homosexual referee who had lost his licence because of his sexuality. And today we have Egyptian players doing this on the pitch.
Q. What had caused this display of homoerotic [...]
