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Monthly Archives: July 2006

World Cup 2006 - best and wurst

Sunday, July 9, 2006

Guardian’s football correspondents have compiled a nice set of best and wurst of this World Cup. Happy reading and enjoy the finals.
May the best team (France?) win!

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In Praise of Zinedine Zidane

Friday, July 7, 2006

Sweat pours over his pink, granite face. That severe, austere, commanding, carved face, which houses a shy, quiet and reticent persona. He resembles a monk, not the greatest football player since Diego Maradona.

He runs like a bull in the midfield and charges occasionally when the ball is in sight. But with the ball at his [...]

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Indian myths

Thursday, July 6, 2006

Pankaj Mishra has an OPED in the NYT on The Myth of New India. Do read it and then wonder about all that we choose to believe. As Foreign Affairs chronicles the Rise of India in a special section in its latest issue, also notice what appeals to folks in a brave new world:
Once proudly [...]

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World Cup notes - 8

Wednesday, July 5, 2006

Norman Hubbard has a superb analytical piece in Soccernet on strategy and formations adopted by various teams. The piece should be appeal to the Soccer fans.
Richard Williams has a nice piece on Zidane and Figo in the Guardian.
I am ecstatic with France’s redemption and superb display of soccer after many, many years. Is there a [...]

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Now truck drivers

Tuesday, July 4, 2006

Is the United States of America turning into Saudi Arabia? Or such middle eastern, oil rich countries where outsiders do all the work, especially the less glamourous stuff!
Read this news story in the Hindu on training truck drivers, who are being recruited to work in the U.S. Hey, if you can make more than entry [...]

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A poll for historians

Monday, July 3, 2006

Finally, a poll that professional historians would be happy about. Guardian reports in a story that History has edge over Football.
Far more people are interested in history than football, according to a poll finding which may be particularly true today.
A group of heritage and environmental organisations, including the National Trust, Civic Trust, National Heritage Lottery [...]

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