I have this “football crazy” friend whose familiar refrain is that he backs Manchester United because he is hypertensive and he loves a team that won’t give him stress. I wonder how his reaction would be following the recent spate of incredibly poor shows by the reputed Old Trafford magicians. more »

In my home country Ghana, our traditional chiefs have the customary right to adopt all sorts of high sounding appellations. You may regard some of them as a little bit pompous but don’t forget that the chieftaincy institution is sacrosanct. Of the many titles the one that tickles me is “Oseadeeyo”, loosely translated meaning one who walks the talk. Incidentally that is the title of my Paramount Chief from the Akuapem Mountains more »

There was this friend of mine who kept on losing heavily on the weekly national lotto and he would always console himself by saying, “it needs a lot of courage to stay in the game”. He died recently, may he rest in peace. As an ardent admirer of… more »

Supporters of Manchester United worldwide are never short of their Christmas boxes. Alex Ferguson has always seen to it that tradition does not lose its bearings. Despite the unusually huge loss of points at this point of the league by their own standards, United have proved that they are the real masters of the game during the yuletide and they will not surrender the title without a good fight. more »

Let’s shed tears for Mark Hughes because managers of English Premier Club Manchester City are fast becoming endangered species. The determination of successive owners of City to halt the supremacy of rivals, Manchester United is so high that undue pressure is put on managers to shine in the shortest possible time. A couple of seasons ago ,Sven Goran Eriksson led City to set a hot pace but since he crumbled in the end he was subsequently booted out .Even though his successor Mark Hughes did not show any wonders, he was given more polished tools to work with in the second season. more »