Expect surprises
13 October 2009
One side invented Total Football. The other invented Aussie Rules Football. One's consistently labelled as under-achievers. One's billed as a surprise package.
Can Australia take the next step and cause some damage in South Africa? Will Holland finally fulfill their potential?
It was goalless when the teams met in a friendly. But maybe they're saving their big guns for the big stage.
Keep believing
05 October 2009
You’re deep into injury time and you’re drawing. Not a bad result. Your legs are heavy and you’ve given it everything. Do you settle for what you’ve got?
Not if you’re Wesley Sneijder.
The Dutch star fired in the winning goal deep into injury time to give Inter a vital three points in th ...
Sneijder has arrived
03 September 2009
Challenges keep a footballer fresh, hungry, determined. And challenges come no bigger than setting out to improve a team who last season conquered the Italian triple.
What better way to start than to help demolish their bitter city rivals 4-0? In his first game.
After an influential perf ...
Derby Demolition
31 August 2009
The best teams learn from experience and build upon the past. Inter Milan did just that in only the second week of the season, and against their crosstown rivals, with whom they share a stadium. How’s 4-0 for a derby thrashing? If week one had Italian football fans questioning the defending ...
Dutch Master
26 August 2008
The whistle blows for a free kick just outside the box. You’re handed the ball. So what’s it going to be? Power or placement?
For Wesley Sneijder, the answer is easy. Don’t choose between the two when you can deliver a killer combination of both.
Give Sneijder a set piece ...
Next Level: Behind the scenes
20 August 2008
You’ve seen the TV ad as it followed the evolution of a non-league player into a European star. Now watch the banter flow behind the scenes as the likes of Cesc Fabregas, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Wesley Sneijder give their advice on how to make next season your best.
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