Anietie John Ukpe
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November 15, 2010
George Bush, with the brusqueness of a bush man, is still sitting pretty and feeling cool with himself for invading Iraq and getting rid of Saddam Hussein. He has come out with an unmemorable memoir titled "Decision Points" which has been greeted with a yawn by the world. According to Jacob Heilbrunn of the National Interest, the book "offers an inadvertent reminder that you don´t have to be an interesting leader to be a terrible one." Even more severe in his assessment of the book, Jim Worth of the Huffington Post states, "We the people had to suffer through eight years of adversity and possibly the worst administration in U.S. history; one of the darkest most damaging times in recollection. The tribulations of his time in office could be felt for two or three more decades."
April 08, 2010
But all said and done, if Wenger fails to appreciate the fact that football is too serious an affair to be left in the hands of boys, Arsenal FC may wait longer for silverware and he may continue to console himself with his past successes. Unfortunately, the world does not live in the past – this explains why automobile makers give us one reverse gear and five forward gears. The future, Coach Arsene Wenger, is the message; do not rest on your history.
February 05, 2010
Of course, there is no morality or ethics in football - so Hayatou is right. That is why FIFA has Norwegian spoilsport, Referee Tom Ovrebo, who denied Chelsea Football Club four clear penalty appeals, on its shortlist to officiate in this year´s World Cup in South Africa. And of course the Referee who failed to spot Thierry Henry´s handball, Martin Hansson is also on the shortlist.
February 01, 2010
Billie Jean King may not know it or she may not care to admit it, but the women game is still in a poor shape and she still has a lot of work to do. She should not celebrate the second coming of the Belgians, she should summon the players on tour and ask them, "When will the standard of the game be so high that no one can take a year´s leave and come back to win a tournament immediately on her return?" That is the question everyone should ask while hailing the bravery and heroism of the marvelous Belgian duo. The morale of the story is the while dear Kim and Justine were away, the others did not improve at all.
November 25, 2009
He is set to reap the fruits of his evil – by taking his country to South Africa. It appears that FIFA will overlook this matter and set the precedent that deliberate ball handling is allowed,especially if the referee does not spot it. Fair and good, but the Thierry Henry´s of this world should remember William Shakespeare´s injunction in Julius Caeser, "The evils that men do live after them…"
November 20, 2009
I am not surprised and you should not be too. One Referee Tom Ovrebo is to blame and no one else. Henry was a part of the Barcelona FC team which held Chelsea FC to a one-all draw in the infamous match at Stamford Bridge which saw this referee Tom Ovrebo deny the latter four strong penalty appeals. At least two of the penalty appeals were on ball handling, but the referee turned a blind eye. This incident must have proved to Henry that he should try the famous words in Colin Powell´s bestselling book The Leadership Secrets of Collin Powell, that you never know what you can get away with, until you try.
November 11, 2009
Well, the ITF would simply set a precedent and determine for the world the real monetary value of a curse, and signify that it is not for a habit the poor should indulge in. Those who can afford it, will continue the tradition as set by sweet Serena…the teenage (sorry, I mean young) 28-year-old woman. ITF would also have proved the ancient Chinese proverb that "crisis and opportunity are different sides of the same coin" by making profit from profanity. All these may not make Serena grow up, but then one wonders whether she is really interested in growing up. For like the baseball great, Chili Davis, said, "Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional"
September 26, 2009
We know a woman when we see one. We do not need a scientist to tell us that this is a woman or not, or do we? Well what exactly is Usain Bolt? A man or a horse? Hmmm.
September 15, 2009
Well lets give Serena a break. She has never hurt a fly before, so how can she hurt a lineswoman? We should have watched her lips... not her tongue. She never intended to shove a ball down anyone's throat.