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PS I remember something similar (although historical research) on the famous photo outside Lords of the toffs from Harrow school & the ordinary lads (actually middle class from a selective school). Their lives turned out well - the harrow lads were tragic death, suicide and long term care in an asylum.
Was just about to post the same story. Good wee read that.
Looks like Fox are trying to arrange an alternative tournament for the teams that didnt make the world cup, probably as the US not being in it will lower interest.
Looks like Fox are trying to arrange an alternative tournament for the teams that didnt make the world cup, probably as the US not being in it will lower interest.
Damage limitation I think, they shelled out $200 million only to see the US get papped out not long after. By comparison, ESPN paid around $50 million for the last World Cup.
Looks like Fox are trying to arrange an alternative tournament for the teams that didnt make the world cup, probably as the US not being in it will lower interest.
I doubt very much that FIFA would allow this to happen.
Barring injury, Real Madrid will have 14 players at the World Cup.
Well we will definitely have Lustig there and it looks like it will be a another long season for him.
Scottish Premiership winners face brutal EIGHT games in EIGHT weeks to reach next season's Champions League Record Sport can exclusively reveal the daunting task awaiting whoever tops the pile in this year's Premiership campaign.
Spoiler: click to toggle
ByCraig Swan
Scotland's champions will face a brutal EIGHT games in EIGHT weeks if they want to join Europe's big guns next season. Record Sport can reveal the limb-numbing itinerary which awaits the winners of Scotland’s Premiership in the Champions League qualification rounds in season 2018-19.
Celtic are red-hot favourites to clinch their seventh title on the spin and Brendan Rodgers' men already knew they’d be facing an extra qualifying round next term - taking it up to four - after a new format was approved by UEFA, guaranteeing group places to the four highest-ranked domestic leagues of Spain, Germany, England and Italy. But, with the World Cup next summer affecting club schedules, UEFA are ready to cram in the qualifiers.
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers puts Reading defender Liam Moore at top of his transfer target list Russia 2018 will end on July 15 and that has led to a later start to the club competitions. The preliminary round for the Champions League qualifying starts on June 26, but this will only involve teams from Gibraltar, Andorra, San Marino and Kosovo. This is also the same week where the Europa League qualifiers will start for the Scottish contingent.
Having won the last six titles, Celtic are overwhelming favourites to be the Scottish representatives in the main tournament and that club will enter the fray on July 10-11. From there, there is no scheduled break or gap week with potential August international-match dates binned. Second legs will be played on July 17-18 before the second qualifying round is staged on July 24-25 and July 31-August 1. UEFA have pencilled the third qualifying round into August 7-8 and August 14-15 before the Play-Off is staged over August 21-22 and August 28-29. That would mean eight games in eight successive midweeks in a sapping spell. UEFA are aware that clubs can’t be punished for having players at the World Cup and the move is intended to limit as much disruption and damage as possible.
The like of Mikael Lustig could miss the crunch Euro run if Celtic win the league (Image: SNS Group) Alterations will help the availability of the likes of Celtic’s Mikael Lustig, who will go to Russia with his Sweden team after they sank Italy in the Play-Off. The full-back faced the potential of missing half of the qualifiers had dates from past years stayed in place. However, Lustig would now be free for all matches if his country makes an early exit from the World Cup, although club manager Brendan Rodgers would likely insist on a rest period and the missing of at least one round of games.
Lustig, meanwhile, reckons it was the Italian fans who gave his troops the motivation they needed to qualify by booing their national anthem. The Celtic star was angry pre-match at the heckling and said: “When it’s the national anthem of a country, you must show respect and they did not. “I was taken by surprise by it and thoroughly p***ed off. Maybe it did us good because we were angry.
“I thought we played really well in the first half. We created chances and they did not. “It was then I thought that Italy weren’t as good as we thought.
“When the board went up for five minutes of injury time, it was a surreal moment for me. There are so many feelings going through your head and you do not know where to go or what to do. “It was a brilliant feeling when the ref blew for full time. “But there’s no time for me to celebrate. We [Celtic] are away at Ross County on Saturday and so I need to recover.”
Looks like Fox are trying to arrange an alternative tournament for the teams that didnt make the world cup, probably as the US not being in it will lower interest.
I doubt very much that FIFA would allow this to happen.
Barring injury, Real Madrid will have 14 players at the World Cup.
Well we will definitely have Lustig there and it looks like it will be a another long season for him.
Scottish Premiership winners face brutal EIGHT games in EIGHT weeks to reach next season's Champions League Record Sport can exclusively reveal the daunting task awaiting whoever tops the pile in this year's Premiership campaign.
Spoiler: click to toggle
ByCraig Swan
Scotland's champions will face a brutal EIGHT games in EIGHT weeks if they want to join Europe's big guns next season. Record Sport can reveal the limb-numbing itinerary which awaits the winners of Scotland’s Premiership in the Champions League qualification rounds in season 2018-19.
Celtic are red-hot favourites to clinch their seventh title on the spin and Brendan Rodgers' men already knew they’d be facing an extra qualifying round next term - taking it up to four - after a new format was approved by UEFA, guaranteeing group places to the four highest-ranked domestic leagues of Spain, Germany, England and Italy. But, with the World Cup next summer affecting club schedules, UEFA are ready to cram in the qualifiers.
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers puts Reading defender Liam Moore at top of his transfer target list Russia 2018 will end on July 15 and that has led to a later start to the club competitions. The preliminary round for the Champions League qualifying starts on June 26, but this will only involve teams from Gibraltar, Andorra, San Marino and Kosovo. This is also the same week where the Europa League qualifiers will start for the Scottish contingent.
Having won the last six titles, Celtic are overwhelming favourites to be the Scottish representatives in the main tournament and that club will enter the fray on July 10-11. From there, there is no scheduled break or gap week with potential August international-match dates binned. Second legs will be played on July 17-18 before the second qualifying round is staged on July 24-25 and July 31-August 1. UEFA have pencilled the third qualifying round into August 7-8 and August 14-15 before the Play-Off is staged over August 21-22 and August 28-29. That would mean eight games in eight successive midweeks in a sapping spell. UEFA are aware that clubs can’t be punished for having players at the World Cup and the move is intended to limit as much disruption and damage as possible.
The like of Mikael Lustig could miss the crunch Euro run if Celtic win the league (Image: SNS Group) Alterations will help the availability of the likes of Celtic’s Mikael Lustig, who will go to Russia with his Sweden team after they sank Italy in the Play-Off. The full-back faced the potential of missing half of the qualifiers had dates from past years stayed in place. However, Lustig would now be free for all matches if his country makes an early exit from the World Cup, although club manager Brendan Rodgers would likely insist on a rest period and the missing of at least one round of games.
Lustig, meanwhile, reckons it was the Italian fans who gave his troops the motivation they needed to qualify by booing their national anthem. The Celtic star was angry pre-match at the heckling and said: “When it’s the national anthem of a country, you must show respect and they did not. “I was taken by surprise by it and thoroughly p***ed off. Maybe it did us good because we were angry.
“I thought we played really well in the first half. We created chances and they did not. “It was then I thought that Italy weren’t as good as we thought.
“When the board went up for five minutes of injury time, it was a surreal moment for me. There are so many feelings going through your head and you do not know where to go or what to do. “It was a brilliant feeling when the ref blew for full time. “But there’s no time for me to celebrate. We [Celtic] are away at Ross County on Saturday and so I need to recover.”
Barring injury, Real Madrid will have 14 players at the World Cup.
Well we will definitely have Lustig there and it looks like it will be a another long season for him.
Scottish Premiership winners face brutal EIGHT games in EIGHT weeks to reach next season's Champions League Record Sport can exclusively reveal the daunting task awaiting whoever tops the pile in this year's Premiership campaign.
Spoiler: click to toggle
ByCraig Swan
Scotland's champions will face a brutal EIGHT games in EIGHT weeks if they want to join Europe's big guns next season. Record Sport can reveal the limb-numbing itinerary which awaits the winners of Scotland’s Premiership in the Champions League qualification rounds in season 2018-19.
Celtic are red-hot favourites to clinch their seventh title on the spin and Brendan Rodgers' men already knew they’d be facing an extra qualifying round next term - taking it up to four - after a new format was approved by UEFA, guaranteeing group places to the four highest-ranked domestic leagues of Spain, Germany, England and Italy. But, with the World Cup next summer affecting club schedules, UEFA are ready to cram in the qualifiers.
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers puts Reading defender Liam Moore at top of his transfer target list Russia 2018 will end on July 15 and that has led to a later start to the club competitions. The preliminary round for the Champions League qualifying starts on June 26, but this will only involve teams from Gibraltar, Andorra, San Marino and Kosovo. This is also the same week where the Europa League qualifiers will start for the Scottish contingent.
Having won the last six titles, Celtic are overwhelming favourites to be the Scottish representatives in the main tournament and that club will enter the fray on July 10-11. From there, there is no scheduled break or gap week with potential August international-match dates binned. Second legs will be played on July 17-18 before the second qualifying round is staged on July 24-25 and July 31-August 1. UEFA have pencilled the third qualifying round into August 7-8 and August 14-15 before the Play-Off is staged over August 21-22 and August 28-29. That would mean eight games in eight successive midweeks in a sapping spell. UEFA are aware that clubs can’t be punished for having players at the World Cup and the move is intended to limit as much disruption and damage as possible.
The like of Mikael Lustig could miss the crunch Euro run if Celtic win the league (Image: SNS Group) Alterations will help the availability of the likes of Celtic’s Mikael Lustig, who will go to Russia with his Sweden team after they sank Italy in the Play-Off. The full-back faced the potential of missing half of the qualifiers had dates from past years stayed in place. However, Lustig would now be free for all matches if his country makes an early exit from the World Cup, although club manager Brendan Rodgers would likely insist on a rest period and the missing of at least one round of games.
Lustig, meanwhile, reckons it was the Italian fans who gave his troops the motivation they needed to qualify by booing their national anthem. The Celtic star was angry pre-match at the heckling and said: “When it’s the national anthem of a country, you must show respect and they did not. “I was taken by surprise by it and thoroughly p***ed off. Maybe it did us good because we were angry.
“I thought we played really well in the first half. We created chances and they did not. “It was then I thought that Italy weren’t as good as we thought.
“When the board went up for five minutes of injury time, it was a surreal moment for me. There are so many feelings going through your head and you do not know where to go or what to do. “It was a brilliant feeling when the ref blew for full time. “But there’s no time for me to celebrate. We [Celtic] are away at Ross County on Saturday and so I need to recover.”