Posts category FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
England elimination – 2010
22nd June 2014
by Mark Hawkins
The 2010 World Cup in South Africa found me approaching the end of nearly three years living in London. After the heartache of Germany 2006 I never entertained going to South Africa for the tournament four years later, despite tracking and trailing big cats there the summer before. On the tournament’s opening day I happened […]
England elimination 2006
15th June 2014
by Mark Hawkins
Central Berlin football feature at the Brandenburg Gate Back in 2005 I was a committed football fan. Knowing the World Cup was coming closer to the UK than since 1990 and wouldn’t be back in Europe any time soon, I joined the official England supporters’ club. The dream was to get tickets for the 2006 […]