Q: Why don’t Arsenal score from corners A: Because Van Persie takes them! Q: What’s the most popular item in the Arsenal club shop? A: The Van Persie tea tray, because it carries 10 mugs! Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera… Unless you’re of a distinctly Arsenal persuasion, you’re probably sick to the back teeth of these stats [...]
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Miralem Sulejmani and an own goal from Rob Penders ensured Ajax retained their bite (pun intended) in the post-Suarez era. If, as the handbook of the World Cup commentator dictates, goals are the best way of measuring excitement then there have been few more thrilling sets of fixtures than those played out in this week’s [...]
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The Final Holland 0 Spain 1 (AET) A dramatic Andres Iniesta winner late into extra time gave Spain World Cup glory for the first time and condemned Holland to the runners up spot for the 3rd time. Spain, who only conceded two goals during the whole tournament, deserved their win after gradually taking a grip [...]
The Semi Finals Uruguay 2 Holland 3 Two goals in three minutes from Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben helped to see off Uruguay and put Holland into the World Cup final for the first time since 1978. For a long time the Dutch looked short of ideas but still had quality when it mattered in [...]
The Quarter Finals Holland 2 Brazil 1 Holland produced a stunning second-half comeback to reach the semi-finals. After taking an early lead through Robinho, Brazil were pegged back after a defensive mix-up early in the second-half gifted Holland an equaliser and were behind soon afterwards when Wesley Sneijder headed in. Felipe Melo was sent off [...]
