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The Elastico Podcast: 31 July 2011
In Archived Columns / 31 July 2011 / Comments

The Elastico editors Christopher Atkins and Rio Coimbra host the inaugural The Elastico podcast, with special guests Jonathan Joseph (@jon_legossip) of French Football Weekly and Niklas Wildhagen (@normusings) of Bundesliga Fanatic. Topics include: The Premier League [...]
My Premier League All-Time Best XI
In Archived Columns, UK / 31 July 2011 / Comments

There is much debate over this topic, not least after Alan Shearer gave his opinions on the matter last month. So I also decided to give it a stab. Some might have passed their prime, [...]
Club Tijuana – Mexican Millionaires
In Archived Columns, Rest of the World / 31 July 2011 / Comments

The Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente are newcomers to the Mexican top division, but unlike other clubs promoted to the top division in the past, Tijuana can hope to fight for bigger things, all thanks [...]
UEFA Under-19 Championships: Semi-Finals Round-Up
In Archived Columns, Other European, Spain, UK / 30 July 2011 / Comments

With the field down to just four teams, The Elastico provides a round up of the two semi-final matches of the UEFA European Under-19 Championships. It all leads up to the final Monday, August 1st. [...]
Serie A: Reasons To Be Cheerful?
In Archived Columns, Italy / 30 July 2011 / Comments

In the 1980’s and into the early 90’s, Serie A was the place to be and Lo Scudetto the prize to win. All-time greats such as Maradona, Platini, Zico, Gullit and Van Basten to name [...]
FIFA Under-20 WC: Ten To Watch
In Archived Columns, Other European, Rest of the World, South America, Spain, UK / 29 July 2011 / Comments

The Under-20 World Cup may not be a priority for England (Don’t get me started!), but for many teams it is exactly what it should be, a test of your best young players, against the [...]
Brasileirão Review: Round 12
In Archived Columns, South America / 29 July 2011 / Comments

Welcome back for another review of all the latest Brasileirão action. Featuring several of the top teams in the division, this midweek produced some fantastic matches, including the match stealing all the attention. Ronaldinho’s Flamengo [...]
Michael Owen vs. Argentina – 1998
In Memory Lane / 28 July 2011 / Comments

30th June 1998 – One month before my 18th birthday. England vs Argentina in the Quarter Finals of the World Cup on the box. The unlikely setting for my viewing of this match was onboard [...]
The Premiership Front-Runners: Varying Transfer Success
In Archived Columns, UK / 28 July 2011 / Comments

This season’s Premiership title race has the potential to be the most closely contested of all time, with a large field of contenders having approached the summer very differently. As soon as the transfer window [...]
Serie A: Transfers and The Story Of The Summer So Far
In Archived Columns, Italy / 28 July 2011 / Comments

At last, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel that represents the final days of the offseason! There is no way to describe the feeling a lunatic fan, such as I, [...]