Predicting the future is a dangerous thing to do. Fifty years ago a lot people thought that we֤ all be taking holidays to the moon by 2012 and that we would all have our own personal jet pack.
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Sporting Intelligence and Football
Footballers are not traditionally noted for their intelligence. The English midfielder Mark Draper is quoted as saying, Ӊ֤ like to play for an Italian club like Barcelona.ӠHe was sent out on loan to Spanish club Rayo Vallecano but it is not clear whether he ended up in Spain.
Playing football in bad weather
On Tuesday night the Poland v England World Cup qualifier was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. Before the fateful decision was made to postpone the game we witnessed farcical scenes of the referee coming on at various intervals trying to kick a ball on a rain sodden pitch.
7 Footballers who Smoked
In his autobiography The Didi Man: My Love Affair with Liverpool German midfielder Dietmar Hamann revealed that he enjoyed smoking.
After Liverpoolֳ miraculous comeback from 3-0 down against AC Milan in 2005 the German celebrated by smoking a cigarette in the showers with the reds chairman David Moores.
Five Worst Football Tackles
In the early minutes of the England versus San Marino World Cup qualifier the San Marino goalkeeper Simoncini barged in to Theo Walcott. The tackle, if you can call it that, caused outrage amongst the England management and left the Arsenal winger with a chest injury which means he misses the next game against Poland.
The Habit of Exercise
You may have a habit of having a chocolate biscuit with your cup of tea at a certain time of day. If we could make exercise a habit we would be super fit. The key to sticking to an exercise plan is to make it an unchangeable habit because as human beings we are very good at sticking to our habits.
Keeping Fit at Work
You may be a pen pusher but that does not mean you canִ do any push-ups. You can still workout at work from behind your desk. Your body needs to move and your only exercise should not be the short walk from your car to your workstation.
The 4 Worst Foreign Signings in the Premiership
In the last twenty years the Premier League has been graced by some amazing foreign talent. Eric Cantona, Gianfranco Zola, Ruud Gullit, Jurgen Klinsmann and Dennis Bergkamp are just a few of the players who have provided scintillating and memorable moments to the domestic game during that time.
Strange Bookings
Referees can surprise football fans. They can be watching the game and suddenly the ref could make a decision that surprises home and away supporters alike.
The biggest shock someone watching the game can get is when the man in black decides to get his yellow card out and book someone for no apparent reason. It often leads people in the crowd to look around incredulously at each other and then start to hurl abuse at the official in the middle.
Fitness Tips for Lazy People
As the comedian Emo Phillips once remarked, ӗhen it comes to my health, I like to think of my body as a temple. Or at least a relatively well managed Presbyterian youth centre.ӠSome people, though, are not that well-managed and look distinctly run down.