Daily Archives: January 27, 2024

Why the Black Stars deserve to fail


“… Fast forward four days and Ghana was two goals up against Mozambique by the 90th minute, qualification all but sealed. Ofori was right after all. Hang on. Not quite. Then came a criminal capitulation of confidence and competence, which ironically had Ofori right in the mix. Mozambique’s Geny Caramo pulled one back by beating Ofori from the spot a minute into injury time. Three minutes later, Ofori, with the ball seemingly heading for a goal kick, hesitantly—and inexplicably—touched the ball, conceding a needless corner kick that dramatically ushered in a late Mozambique equalizer, a glorious glancing header from Reinildo Mandava. The Black Stars, who had a 2-0 lead courtesy of two Jordan Ayew penalties, had found a way to bottle it. It was unbelievable, yet strangely expected.  …”
Africa Is a Country

Jurgen Klopp turned doubters into believers – but now the day Liverpool dreaded has come


“As football news bombshells go, Jurgen Klopp’s announcement on Friday morning was right up there. It is one of those stories that initially left you wondering whether someone was having you on. Your eyes narrowed and you took a closer look to check whether that really was Liverpool’s official social media handle and whether that really was an interview with Klopp, rather than some kind of AI creation. But no, that really was Klopp furrowing his brow, exhaling, taking a moment to compose himself, looking straight into the camera and saying: ‘I will leave the club at the end of the season.’ …”
The Athletic (Video)

Eric Dier’s German accent is actually ‘completely normal’ – this is why

“If you’ve been on the internet at all in the last couple of days, you will probably have seen the clip of Eric Dier conducting a post-match interview with German TV, shortly after making his Bayern Munich debut against Union Berlin on Wednesday. The interview is in English, but the reason it became notable is Dier’s accent, which has an unmistakable German inflection. …”
The Athletic (Video)