If you haven’t yet seen Fernando Torres’ amazing miss against Manchester United then have a look at the YouTube video below. Goal shy Torres had actually opened his account for the season by pulling Chelsea back to 3-1 down with a well taken goal just minutes into the second half and had this glorious opportunity in the 83rd minute to give Chelsea a chance of grabbing a point at...
My Round Ball Sports Quiz for July has nine answers to reveal and I think you will have done well if you get seven of them right. The answers to my June Sports Quiz are at the bottom of the post. Football Uruguay recently beat Paraguay to win South America’s Copa America for a record 15th time. Can you name which teams Uruguay and Paraguay beat in the semi-finals?...
Earlier this month I posted a question on Round Ball Passion, Who is the Greatest Footballer Ever?, and whilst voting hasn’t been fantastic the post is slowly accumulating hits which will eventually answer the poll’s query. Now I’d like to pose a similar question about another great sport, golf. You might think the question Who is the Greatest Golf Player Ever? would come down to a straight choice between Jack Nicklaus...
Is there any better sight in golf than someone getting a hole-in-one. Probably not, and when golf’s one shot wonder happens to be in a major golf championship that kind of adds to its entertainment value. Here’s a YouTube video of eight times major winner Tom Watson’s hole-in-one at the par three sixth in the 140th Open Championship at Royal St George’s, Sandwich. Watson is a mere 61 years old.
The post title Who is the Greatest Footballer Ever? is a question which is debated each and everyday worldwide and one which never results in an answer to please everyone. So on Round Ball Passion I have decided to publish a poll and ask readers to vote for who they think is the greatest footballer ever to lace a pair of football boots and entertain fans the world over....
This month’s Round Ball Sports Quiz has six questions covering football, golf, cricket, tennis and also a mystery guest to try and identify. Can you answer each and every question and score all seven points available. The answers to last month’s sports quiz are at the bottom of the post. Football Who has new Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas recently appointed as his assistant coach? Golf Which Englishman recently won the...
Russian football authorities are to launch an anti-racism campaign after disgraceful scenes at a recent Russia League match. Brazil legend Roberto Carlos had a banana thrown at him from the crowd during Anzhi Makhachkala’s 3-0 win over Krylya Sovetov and an enraged Carlos promptly left the field of play. Carlos signed for Anzhi Makhachkala in February this year and the dynamic left back has been a huge success in Russia with their...
Years ago it was a rare sight to see a goalkeeper score for his team in any football match but nowadays the man between the sticks does occasionally find the back of the net. Nevertheless most goalkeepers will play their entire career without scoring. So what about a keeper who recently scored his 100th goal as a professional footballer. Surely he’s got to be someone very special. Rogério Mücke...
Michael Owen recently signed a new one year deal at Manchester United on a reputed £90,000 a week and an article in one of the UK’s leading newspapers immediately questioned the ambition of 31 year old Owen in putting pen to paper to seal his contract. The article argued that in staying at Old Trafford, Owen lacked ambition and was content to see out his career sat on...
The post title may seem a bit strange when you recall the emphatic victory by Barcelona against Manchester United in last weekend’s Champions League Final but I think my choice of words sum up the final very well. Tiki-taka (commonly spelled tiqui-taca in Spanish) is a style of football involving short passing and player movement which aims to keep a team in possession of the ball. Barcelona and the Spanish national...
