The End of a Journey

Well, the D-day is here. The greatest sporting event in terms of number of people following is coming to a close today. In the month-long journey of the beautiful game and after following many expected and unexpected twists and turns we are reaching the end. In the way many hearts have been broken, many predictions have been reset, many reputations have been shattered while new ones have been made and at the end there are two teams meeting for the top...

Argentina Exits Too

Oh my God! What is happening here? The two venerable Gods of football have gone out of the world cup. After Brazil it was the turn of Argentina to crash out. And what a way to crash out? So completely defeated, nay humiliated, vanquished, eliminated, extinguished- you can go on counting words that will explain their exit. And like bolt of lightning it came where it was least expected. In their league games the two power houses of South America gave no...