THE EGO HAS LANDED  

THE EGO HAS LANDED  

Many schools have an eagle in their crest; many speakers will encourage children to have an eagle  mentality; many school teams will call themselves Eagles. Presumably this is because eagles are seen  to be at the top of the bird world; they fly high and...
NOT KEEN TO BE A HERO 

NOT KEEN TO BE A HERO 

Roy Keane, the former Manchester United captain who won the English Premier League seven times  and the FA Cup four times, famously missed out on their remarkable Champions League final victory  in 1999 as he was booked after thirty-four minutes of the...
WHAT A PAIN!

WHAT A PAIN!

“Oh what a circus! Oh what a show! Argentina has gone to town over the death of an actress called  Eva Perón”. We might well be familiar with those lines from the musical ‘Evita’, which tells the  powerful story of Eva Peron who was born into poverty,...
COMPASSION AT THE HEART OF SPORT

COMPASSION AT THE HEART OF SPORT

Emil Zatopek was an extraordinary athlete. He won the 10,000 metres track event at two different  Olympic Games, a feat matched by only five other competitors in history. He was only one of nine  athletes who have won the 10,000 and 5,000 metres at the same...
SCHOOLS AND COMPETITION  

SCHOOLS AND COMPETITION  

The world of soccer has been shocked and rocked this week by the announcement of the proposed  European Super League in which twelve self-proclaimed elite clubs would have automatic playing  status every year in a league of their own making which would have...