Football Daily | Álvarez, Marta and midweek matches: why football at the Olympics is worth watching
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What we have always said here on Football Daily is that the world needs more football tournaments. Oh yes. You’ve had your European Championships and your Copa Américas this summer but the fun does not have to end in mid-July because there is football at Big Sports Day still to take place. Sometimes in good ol’ Blighty this competition is overlooked because it is definitely not the most valued of all the trinkets and rarely do superstars play. Long jumpers, shot putters and joggers all rightly think a shiny gold medal and a five-ring tattoo are the epitome of sporting success but football has never held that view.
His quality in training has been unreal, so we’re all very excited to see him pull on the shirt and grace the Fairfield turf later on this season” – Hurstpierpoint Football Club of the Mid Sussex Football League announce on TwiXer that they have brought Gareth Barry out of retirement, kind of. The village team are managed by Barry’s friend Michael Standing.
Re: your timely warning to clubs about splashing the cash on a player on the back of one good international tournament (Friday’s Football Daily letters). This surely cannot be allowed to pass without mention of John ‘Johnny’ Jensen? I was there when he scored, you know, and I’ve got the T-shirt to prove it” – Peter Storch.
Following his release by Sunderland, I notice Harrison Sohna has joined Cheltenham. Presumably he’s been on their radar for a while” – Darian Boyd.
People seem to be getting their new season football shorts in a twist (Football Daily letters passim). Let’s make it easy … the old season ended, and has now gone. The cricket season started. Mind the gap. Soon, the new football season will start. That’s it. Hope that helps” – David Sheldrake.
