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Capello Needs Wizards, Not Warriors...

Sven Goran Eriksson’s decision at the 2002 world cup to play Paul Scholes on the left side of midfield to accommodate two of the ‘golden generation’, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard, was ...

Written by Muazzin Mehrban about 6 days ago 42 reads 0 comments
Henry's Hand Unable to Cover Up Domenech's Failures...

Regardless of whether there is a replay, or Thierry Henry remains a villain in Dublin for the remainder of his days, Ramon Domenech’s inability to put together a formidable side despite ...

Written by Muazzin Mehrban about 10 days ago 311 reads 0 comments
World cricket's test XI - agree to disagree...

Here is a list of my current world test XI, with brief reasoning for each of choices. Cricket is funny old game, with selection head aches that just don't present themselves in other sports...

Written by Muazzin Mehrban about about 1 month ago 48 reads 7 comments
England Look Strong, But Others Look Stronger...

There is no doubting that Fabio Capello's England have a new found steel to them. Disciplined and harder to breakdown, the three lions have converged on the road to South Africa with relative ease...

Written by Muazzin Mehrban about about 1 month ago 79 reads 9 comments
Raikkonen To McLaren... Return Of The Ice Man

Bigger front wings, smaller back wings, KERs, scandals, crashes, new teams, new drivers, new winners. The recent decline of formula one as a spectacle was, expected to be halted this season with all the changes and drama that have unfolded so far...

Written by Muazzin Mehrban about 2 months ago 808 reads 14 comments
Europe's Best Centre Midfield? Chisels Or Paintbrushes....

Canvas opinion among respected pundits and many will tell you that after the dust has settled from the blockbuster transfers this summer, that it is two pairings, which have continued to mature ...

Written by Muazzin Mehrban about 2 months ago 44 reads 0 comments
Huntelaar, Expect....the Expected

In the words of Ronseal, that age old paint manufacturer, if ever there was a player that did exactly what he said on the tin, it would be Klaas-Jan Huntelaar...

Written by Muazzin Mehrban about 2 months ago 35 reads 0 comments
Pakistan, The Mercurial Team In The Mercurial Format...

Logic would suggest that when two unpredictable forces meet, the expected outcome should be twice as alarming or uncertain as when the two are independent of one another...

Written by Muazzin Mehrban about 3 months ago 51 reads 4 comments
Ashes Media Making a Meal of Mitchell Johnson Form

Tall, athletic, menacing, and a left arm pacer. How England, along with almost every other cricketing nation, would love to have Mitchell Johnson in their bowling arsenal...

Written by Muazzin Mehrban about 4 months ago 28 reads 0 comments
A Fit Owen Hargreaves Will See United Last The Distance Next Season

Although Carlos Tevez convinced himself but no one else of his fatal absence from the starting lineup in United's defeat to Barcelona in Rome, even he might admit that the Red Devils would have ...

Written by Muazzin Mehrban about 4 months ago 74 reads 6 comments
Pato Centerstage As Milan Put All Their Duck Eggs In One Basket

Although Pirlo and Ronaldinho remain the biggest names within Milan's ageing crop, the Rossoneri will be turning to the younger of their two Brazilian forwards in the gloomy void left by Kaka's departure...

Written by Muazzin Mehrban about 4 months ago 57 reads 10 comments
Tevez, Robinho, Adebayor. Man City Slickers or Unwanted Goods?

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Written by Muazzin Mehrban about 4 months ago 279 reads 22 comments
Two Worlds Will Collide...

It is still difficult to fathom isn’t it? Cristiano Ronaldo and Ricardo Kaka will share the same changing room next season...

Written by Muazzin Mehrban about 4 months ago 95 reads 9 comments
Brazil's Success Leaves Dunga With Plenty to Think About

With typical mambo sway Brazil recovered from two down to lift the Confederations Cup, a trophy of mixed significance—though judging by Lucio’s reaction, it meant a great deal, at least to some...

Written by Muazzin Mehrban about 5 months ago 62 reads 10 comments
European Football Warms to The 'Quarterback'...

Go back five years and talk in the school yard was dominated by football discussions. And today, it still is. Strikers, wingers, and players that ran forward with skill and panache, were the ...

Written by Muazzin Mehrban about 5 months ago 59 reads 0 comments
Arsenal, Maturity is Now or Never for Wenger and Co

Under the meticulous tutelage of Arsene Wenger, the Gunners have twice completed the double and embarked on a remarkable run that saw them go unbeaten for 49 games in the league...

Written by Muazzin Mehrban about 5 months ago 432 reads 16 comments
Nadal, Perfect Nature Becomes Weak at The Knees

Spaniard will not have it all his own way....just yet As if he was made from the very clay used to coat the surface at Roland Garros, Rafael Nadal almost waltzed his way to four straight French ...

Written by Muazzin Mehrban about 5 months ago 237 reads 0 comments
Shahid Afridi, the Maddest of all Hatters

Described by one commentator as the "maddest of all mad maxes", Shahid Afridi is certainly a sultan of swing, but rather with bat, than with ball. Everything he has achieved in the current Twenty20 World Cup has been acquired with the utmost intensity...

Written by Muazzin Mehrban about 5 months ago 52 reads 11 comments
Michael Ballack, European Football's Serial Bridesmaid

As a jack of no trades and master of all, Michael Ballack, Germany’s midfield general and longstanding captain, has been revered as one of Europe’s top midfielders of the past decade...

Written by Muazzin Mehrban about 5 months ago 2,054 reads 31 comments
Ferguson's Heir Unapparent

Ageing respect should outweigh youthful exuberance... Modern Manchester United without its founding father would be unthinkable...

Written by Muazzin Mehrban about 5 months ago 105 reads 0 comments
Yoann Gourcuff to Inspire French Revolution

In truth, this is probably Zizou's fourth reincarnation in recent years. His name tag has rather carelessly been placed on several other rising Frenchmen who, regardless of talent and performance, ...

Written by Muazzin Mehrban about 5 months ago 274 reads 6 comments

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Muazzin Mehrban Article Archive

Capello Needs Wizards, Not Warriors...

Henry's Hand Unable to Cover Up Domenech's Failures...

World cricket's test XI - agree to disagree...

England Look Strong, But Others Look Stronger...

Raikkonen To McLaren... Return Of The Ice Man

Europe's Best Centre Midfield? Chisels Or Paintbrushes....

Huntelaar, Expect....the Expected

Pakistan, The Mercurial Team In The Mercurial Format...

Ashes Media Making a Meal of Mitchell Johnson Form

A Fit Owen Hargreaves Will See United Last The Distance Next Season

Pato Centerstage As Milan Put All Their Duck Eggs In One Basket

Tevez, Robinho, Adebayor. Man City Slickers or Unwanted Goods?

Two Worlds Will Collide...

Brazil's Success Leaves Dunga With Plenty to Think About

European Football Warms to The 'Quarterback'...

Arsenal, Maturity is Now or Never for Wenger and Co

Nadal, Perfect Nature Becomes Weak at The Knees

Shahid Afridi, the Maddest of all Hatters

Michael Ballack, European Football's Serial Bridesmaid

Ferguson's Heir Unapparent

Yoann Gourcuff to Inspire French Revolution

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