World Cup 2010 allegiance

, just in case there was any doubt!!

Vamos La Albiçeleste!!

The man IS for turning

Margaret Thatcher once said, "....you can turn if you want to, but this lady is not for turning"

After a contentious 24 hours on the pitch, with the HACs having a legitmate goal disallowed (as if it would have made a difference!!) and La Albiçeleste having an illegitimate goal allowed, FIFA's head honcho not only, shock, horror apologised to the English and Mexican FAs respectively, but he also announced that FIFA would have goalline technology on the agenda at next month's meeting.

More fool you!!

The prevailing misconception among the media (listen here) is that Diego Maradona can't really be coaching La Albiçeleste - this is doing a great disservice to the great man!! After all, how is it possible to have played the game the way he played without having a fundamental understanding of what football is about?!

Maradona's genius lay in his ability to elevate his teammates, at Argentina and Napoli, to his level for the time it took to convert a typically astute pass to a goal. Though his talent is innate, he was a very industrious player - he was the first one to training and the last one to leave. Now as manager, he conveys his reading of the game to his players, La Albiçeleste play in his image and on the pitch, Maradona's genius is equalled by Messi.