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Video Technology In Soccer: The Time Is Now...

FIFA keeps harping on about fair play in its meetings, and yet everything it does seems to play to the tune of them wanting to have the top teams at their tournaments without giving the so called lesser nations a prayer of a chance...

Written by Shadlee Rahman about 5 days ago 48 reads 0 comments
Sachin Tendulkar: An Icon, a Legend, a Life...

You get batsmen who are exceptional when they’re 16. You get batsmen with amazing wrists. You get batsmen who choose their shots well. You get cricketers who are fit and dedicated to their sport...

Written by Shadlee Rahman about 16 days ago 120 reads 4 comments
The Pressures of Sport

We viewers often view the millions earned by top level sportsmen and women with disdain and perhaps a touch of jealousy, aware, perhaps, how their earnings dwarf that of ours...

Written by Shadlee Rahman about 19 days ago 37 reads 0 comments
Champions League Review: Three Teams, Same Result, Different Emotions

So after the midweek Champions League Matchday Four round of matches, we have a much clearer picture of who has a chance of going through and whose Champions League dreams have been put a lid on, at least for this season...

Written by Shadlee Rahman about 23 days ago 89 reads 0 comments
Liverpool: Dropping, and Dropping Fast

Liverpool, and indeed their supporters, haven’t stayed in cloud nine for long, have they? After the hysteria of last week’s derby victory against Manchester United, this week’s ...

Written by Shadlee Rahman about 28 days ago 137 reads 5 comments
Nani's Time Is Running Out at Manchester United

Okay, so how long has Nani been at Manchester United? He is now in his third full season and for me, he just does not cut the cake at a club as big as the one he is playing for...

Written by Shadlee Rahman about about 1 month ago 582 reads 6 comments
Cricket: Commercialization and Where the Problem Truly Lies

Cricket…a gentlemen’s game, you say. Would you still stick to that belief, seeing how drastically the pay of players has risen in the last three years or so? Many purists have described ...

Written by Shadlee Rahman about about 1 month ago 69 reads 3 comments
Count Out Manchester United at Your Own Risk

Manchester United lost 2-0 to Liverpool yesterday evening. Please forgive me for stating the utterly obvious. It was a very insipid performance and will not do much to silence critics who, despite ...

Written by Shadlee Rahman about about 1 month ago 515 reads 16 comments
Trinidad and Tobago: Putting A Whole Region To Shame

They say cricket is a gentlemen's game. Not so anymore, I beg to differ. With all the ridiculous amounts of money that is being bandied about these days, especially after the emergence of T20 ...

Written by Shadlee Rahman about about 1 month ago 123 reads 6 comments
Liverpool's Woes, Barca's Blues-Champions League Review

SO, following on from my article yesterday, where I said Lyon would give Liverpool a run a for their money, it is safe to state now that not only was I proved right, but Lyon also came away with ...

Written by Shadlee Rahman about about 1 month ago 94 reads 4 comments
Lyon Vs Liverpool: Closer Than You Think...

Hello Readers, I am back. After one whole year where the daily grind of life and the transition from being a high school senior to an university student took their toll on my soccer watching ...

Written by Shadlee Rahman about about 1 month ago 104 reads 0 comments
Do Top Soccer Players Deserve the Pay They Get?

The European season kicks off in approximately three weeks and I, for one, can't wait for the football season to start...

Written by Shadlee Rahman about about 1 year ago 735 reads 0 comments
Manchester United: What's Next for the Champions of Europe?

The European league seasons are over and the European Championships have just started. This means that we will not have to wait long to see the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Arjen Robben pit their wits on the national stage...

Written by Shadlee Rahman about about 1 year ago 324 reads 0 comments
Does Anyone Here Speak English?

It would be tempting to laugh away this week’s cares with a lighthearted column about the ruling by Britain’s government that footballers signed from non-EU nations must be able to ...

Written by Shadlee Rahman about about 1 year ago 437 reads 0 comments
The Fantastic Finale:English Premier League Going Down To The Wire

The most closely fought title race in the English Premier League race in my living memory is drawing to a close and,unlike in previous seasons when Arsenal,Manchester United and Chelsea have,at ...

Written by Shadlee Rahman about about 1 year ago 685 reads 1 comments
The Fantastic Finale:English Premier League Going Down To The Wire

The most closely fought title race in the English Premier League race in my living memory is drawing to a close and,unlike in previous seasons when Arsenal,Manchester United and Chelsea have,at ...

Written by Shadlee Rahman about about 1 year ago 162 reads 0 comments
EPL: Why Liverpool Doesn't Belong in the Big Four

Ever since the turn of the century, football commentators, pundits and general public have been going on and on about the so called Big Four of English football...

Written by Shadlee Rahman about about 1 year ago 446 reads 6 comments
Arsenal Analysis: Gunners Falling Off the Pace on Last Lap

The EPL season is coming to an end and after the repercussions of Grand Slam Sunday,it is Manchester United who have come out as the real victors...

Written by Shadlee Rahman about about 1 year ago 335 reads 3 comments
Champions League: Can Manchester United Conquer Europe Again?

Manchester United have undoubtedly been one of the most dominant teams in the Group stages of this year's Champions League competition...

Written by Shadlee Rahman about about 1 year ago 1,135 reads 5 comments

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Shadlee Rahman Article Archive

Video Technology In Soccer: The Time Is Now...

Sachin Tendulkar: An Icon, a Legend, a Life...

The Pressures of Sport

Champions League Review: Three Teams, Same Result, Different Emotions

Liverpool: Dropping, and Dropping Fast

Nani's Time Is Running Out at Manchester United

Cricket: Commercialization and Where the Problem Truly Lies

Count Out Manchester United at Your Own Risk

Trinidad and Tobago: Putting A Whole Region To Shame

Liverpool's Woes, Barca's Blues-Champions League Review

Lyon Vs Liverpool: Closer Than You Think...

Do Top Soccer Players Deserve the Pay They Get?

Manchester United: What's Next for the Champions of Europe?

Does Anyone Here Speak English?

The Fantastic Finale:English Premier League Going Down To The Wire

The Fantastic Finale:English Premier League Going Down To The Wire

EPL: Why Liverpool Doesn't Belong in the Big Four

Arsenal Analysis: Gunners Falling Off the Pace on Last Lap

Champions League: Can Manchester United Conquer Europe Again?

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