Red mist
THE QUESTION on everyone’s lips following Zidane’s outrageous final head-butt was “what did Marco Materazzi say to him?” Between Fifa disciplinary committee, interviews and professional lip reader interpretations, nothing definite
ODDBALLS
Greek reprieve FIFA HAVE lifted their suspension of the Hellenic Football Federation, following a parliamentary amendment to sports related legislation, which would have seen the Greek government take too big
THE TRANSFER MARKET
Trading up WITH THE start of the new season less than a month away, activity on the European market is reaching fever-pitch. The Italian situation apart, Manchester United are close
world cup echoes
A Portuguese review Shades of 1966 PORTUGAL IN general and the Algarve in particular, stood still exactly seven times during the world’s most watched sporting event. The presence of holiday
THE FINAL
Veni, Vidi, Vici! Italy v France: 1-1 (5-3 after penalties) The decisive encounter of the 2006 World Cup turned into a story of two men, heroes and villains both, who
WIMBLEDON
True champions THE FINAL of the men’s competition saw the pairing everyone wanted, but no one quite expected on grass: Federer against his nemesis, Rafael Nadal. In the quarter-finals, defending
Golf Tips by TONY BENNET
The putting stroke THE PUTTING zone has been called many things: to some it is the “game within a game”, to others the “money game”. This article should help you
WORLD CUP NEWS
New beginning? Steve McClaren’s debut as England manager has been thrown into doubt, as proposed August opponents Greece, were suspended from world football by Fifa. The Euro 2004 winners have
The semi-finals
Triumph of the old guard France v Portugal: 1-0 Portugal’s last victory over France dates back to 1975, only one of five in 21 encounters since 1921. More recently, a
football in short
Trading places The biggest news of the week concerned the resignation of under-fire Juventus manager, Fabio Capello, and his subsequent appointment as Real Madrid boss. This will be the 60-year-old