The author brings to your attention a nice new review of The World is a Ball – “The World Is a Ball is a captivating and vastly entertaining read.”
The author hopes that with the Euros coming, The Champions League Final coming & a thrilling end to the club season in Europe, The World is a Ball will be noticed & read much in the next months… Continue reading
Is Chelsea’s Triumph Against Barcelona A Victory for English Football Or A Sign Of Its Decline? A good read here
Trapattoni: Looking towards Euro 2012. Photograph: Morgan Treacy / InphoIl Trap speaks – “…the Irish manager also cautioned about having too much young talent.”Il Trap speaks – “…the Irish manager also cautioned about having too much young talent.”
Il Trap speaks – “…the Irish manager also cautioned about having too much young talent.”
Ireland has an allegedly easy Group. Games against Croatia, Spain & Italy. No worries… Continue reading
Arrive Warsaw Thursday June 7 to cover EURO 2012 in Poland & Ukraine.
Remember EURO 2008…?
Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane celebrates the team's qualification for Euro 2012. Photo: Sportsfile
Crikey. The FIFA ranking are out, ahead of EURO 2012. Italy drop to 12. Rep of Ireland jump up, up… Continue reading
John Doyle's latest book, The World is a Ball: The Joy, Madness and Meaning of Soccer is from Doubleday Canada.
Doyle is the Television Critic for The Globe and Mail. (click here for his official Globe and Mail Bio).
He also writes about soccer for The Globe and Mail and other publications. For the Globe he covered World Cup 2002 in Korea/Japan, Euro 2004 in Portugal, World Cup 2006 in Germany and Euro 2008 in Austria /Switzerland. He has also written extensively about soccer for The New York Times and The Guardian.
Doyle is author of A Great Feast of Light (Doubleday Canada) which received great acclaim and bestseller status in Canada in October, 2005. It has also been published in the U.S., United Kingdom and Ireland.
Doyle has won two internal Globe and Mail awards for his writing. His Globe columns have been reprinted in the U.S., the U.K. and in Australia.
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