Sven-Göran Eriksson, confronted with arguably Europe's weakest qualifying group, has a problem; it is the same one that afflicted Jacques Santini, the France coach at the time, before Euro 2004. Not that there are no easy matches at international level;… — Martin Samuel Copy Share Image
Greece won the 2004 European Championship with the oldest trick in the book: man-for-man marking. Why? Because nobody expected it - and by the… — Martin Samuel Copy Share Image
It is a testament to the fundamental honesty of football that Israel, with nothing to play for, overcame Russia in Tel Aviv on Saturday.… — Martin Samuel Copy Share Image
Sentences I never thought I would write. (1) That John Prescott certainly has a way with the ladies. (2) Give it to Steve McClaren,… — Martin Samuel Copy Share Image
The FA would remove him tomorrow if they had a spine, but clearly, in former lives, were cruel to jellyfish which is why they… — Martin Samuel Copy Share Image
Manchester United have, since 1991, conquered Europe about as successfully as Head and Shoulders has conquered dandruff — Martin Samuel Copy Share Image
Sven-Göran Eriksson, confronted with arguably Europe's weakest qualifying group, has a problem; it is the same one that afflicted Jacques Santini, the France coach… — Martin Samuel Copy Share Image
