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Posts Tagged ‘Korea’

Orange Fades to Black

By Denis Campbell • Jun 23rd, 2008 • Category: Reflections
What a terrible way to end a stellar international career. Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, retired from international football on the losing end of a 3-1 score despite singlehandedly keeping Holland in the match against Russia with stunning saves and exhorting his colleagues to wake up and play! Alas it was to no avail [...]



Hup Holland! Oranje Boven - Ole, Ole, Ole!

By Denis Campbell • Jun 6th, 2008 • Category: Features
This weekend begins the quadrennial festival of European football (soccer) as 16-nations battle for the right to hold aloft the European Cup. It all begins at 18:00 on Saturday when hosts Switzerland take on the mighty Czech Republic in what we can only hope will be a close game as this competition will, unfortunately, be [...]