Wales vs Montenegro & England
During the final days of Mark Hughes reign at the helm of the Wales national team when the marvellous win in Helsinki and a fully deserved victory over Italy were a fading memory, Welsh fans would...
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Euro 2012: Squad analysis
The sixteen nations have now named their twenty-three man squads for Euro 2012. Three hundred and sixty-eight players will travel to the tournament in Poland & Ukraine, some experienced, some...
View ArticleEuro 2012 squad analysis: Part Two
Rather than bombard you all with information I thought I’d split the Euro 2012 squad analysis into two parts. I’ll try and concentrate more on the players than the squads in this section. Top...
View ArticleWho will win Euro 2012?
The European Championships are now only a few days away, so we at Spirit of Mirko have decided to predict the entire tournament. Rather than predicting the results by analysing each individual side,...
View ArticleIntegrating penalty shoot-outs into a nation’s psychology
In 1252 King Henry III enacted the Assize of Arms. This act decreed that all Englishmen between the ages of 15 and 60 must, by law, equip themselves with a bow and arrow. This ensured that Englishmen...
View ArticleMargaret Thatcher and the curse of the Norwegian commentator
Only 32 short years after this was recorded, everyone mentioned in this famous commentary has now passed away. http://www.youtube.com/embed/PqZTP8-8wIs “We are the best in the world! We are the best in...
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England vs Germany – 4th December 1935
Pictures from England vs Germany from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News 13th December 1935. Game took place at White Hart Lane, Tottenham Hotspur on 4th December 1935. Images via British...
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