Top 10 things we’d like to see in the Confederations Cup

Usama Waheed | June 14, 2009

1. Innocent Mdeldle to get sent off.
2. A Brazil-Spain final. Pioneers of samba football vs the current standard-bearers of samba football.
3. A USA-Iraq match, and not necessarily for footballing reasons!

Belarus coach Bernd Stange is The Spy Who Came In From The Cold

Rob Parker | October 15, 2008

When scouting players gets personal!

If you thought Vinnie Jones’ long spell with Wimbledon’s Crazy Gang followed by several appearances as a rough nut Cockney gangster made for a formidable CV, think again. Belarus coach Bernd Stange counts Saddam Hussein and the East German secret service among his former employers.