Opinion: Bloodied but unbowed and still top
That look by Joe Rodon said it all—bloodied lip, dirty shirt, grimace but defiance. “That all you got?” It was hardly a master class, it…
Author: Paul Maslin Archives: 11/2020
Opinion: The best player in the world right now
Let me define the terms straightaway. This isn’t the Ballon d’Or assessment over a full season. Nor is it a reputation judgement. It is simpler…
Opinion: We can be heroes
Someone call George Foreman. Only he truly knows what that goal from Giovanni Lo Celso felt like. 9th Round—Zaire heat, Ali been hanging on the…
Opinion: One moment of quality
There was so much not to like about this game. We suffered the after-effects of a 1500 mile round trip to Bulgaria. They were the…
Opinion: The Real Madrid ‘Bales’ out hot and cold Spurs
This one has too many talking points. We moved up to second. We survived another refereeing apocalypse. We didn’t play particularly well for the third…