By John James* One day Côte d’Ivoire will lift the cup, said captain Didier Drogba, shortly after the team’s arrival in South Africa, though I may not be in the team to see it. Côte d’Ivoire are used to the pressure, they’re used to being called favourites, they’re used to being the continent’s top under-achievers, and […]
On January 10 next year FIFA will announce its World XI 2011. The result, they remind us, will be based on voting by over 50,000 professional soccer players from around the world. “Every voting player selects one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders and three strikers.” The 3-year-old award feels like another one of those endless FIFA […]
Dani Alves broke the hearts of Bafana Bafana fans in the Confederations Cup, so I should not having his picture up here. But if you’re a football fan, then you’ll appreciate the photography of the team of Mike Diver and Pedro Aguilar. (The phrase in Catalan on his arms means just what the title of […]
