The Australian Open tournament 2017 symbolised the comeback of the over-30’s, who took centre stage and dominated proceedings. Roger Federer, at the age of 35, won his 18th Grand Slam title against 30-year old Rafael Nadal in a scintillating 5-set thriller. Venus Williams, at the age of 36, became the oldest woman to reach the […]
Dorothea Christmann
The controversial rise of RB Leipzig
As I watched my hometown club RB Leipzig triumphantly beat FC Saarbrücken in the Red Bull Arena on the last day of the season in 2014 and thus ensure their promotion to the 2. Bundesliga, I had no idea that they would become the success story that they are now. Winning four promotions in seven […]
The revolution will be televised
In just 3 months since Manchester City’s first Premier League game against Sunderland, Pep Guardiola has transformed the way that City play football, with both his 4-3-3 tactical formation, that has lead him to so much success at Barcelona and Bayern Munich, but also the way in which he has revitalised the players, most notably […]