Posted in Champions League, Match Preview on Nov 7th, 2023
Lest you get the idea that the title refers to the tactics of the Spanish Inquisition, I must nip that notion in the bud immediately [nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! — eds.]. That is to say, early-harvest extra virgin olive oil is made this time of year from Andalusian olives that are harvested as they […]
Posted in Match Preview on Nov 3rd, 2023
Be warned! This is a long read. If you wish to ignore history, start seven paragraphs below. But, reader beware! You know what they say about the consequences of that! Saturday sees The Arsenal making the long trek to the New Castle of the distant Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A town with a long history […]
Posted in Match Preview on Nov 1st, 2023
It started as a little cup the year a little team from Middlesex won the old First Division title. For most of the quarter-century I’ve been an Arsenal supporter it has been an also-ran cup, a seeming afterthought in which the Arsenal played mostly the kids, blooding them for more important silverware. It was only […]
Posted in Match Preview on Oct 27th, 2023
Embed from Getty Images Following a successful trip to Sevilla, we return to league action on Saturday, playing hosts to Sheffield United. Although the records at 11v11.com show this will the 118th match between the two clubs, it might be argued that it is the 119th, but the FA Cup fith round game in the […]
Posted in Match Preview on Oct 23rd, 2023
And so to the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, the compact and intimidating home of Sevilla FC, for our third group stage game in this season’s Champions League. Like Boca Juniors’ iconic ground on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, with which the near-43,000-seat, refurbished 1950s Sevilla stadium shares a nickname, La Bombonera, ‘the chocolate box’, the pitch is FIFA’s […]
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