The England national football team haven’t ended a year with such a sense of optimism since 1966. After an unexpected run to the semi-final of the World Cup in the summer, in recent weeks England have overcome Spain and Croatia to reach the last four of the inaugural Nations League. For the first time since […]
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Alli’s contract extension can’t shift dark clouds over Tottenham’s future
Dele Alli’s decision to renew his contract until 2024 sees him become the fifth Tottenham player to sign a long-term contract in recent months following the deals for Harry Kane, Harry Winks, Son Heung-min and Erik Lamela. Considering Tottenham are enjoying one of their best starts to a Premier League season, you would expect the mood […]
Cycling from Valencia to Gibraltar: Part Two
I’ve finally produced a video showing some of the highlights of my cycle along the Spanish coast. The first video covered my journey from Valencia to Almería and this one was recorded between Almería and Gibraltar. This latter section of the cycle trip wasn’t without a few mechanical failures, but the scenery was beautiful throughout. […]
Will Southgate promote young Lions?
Ever since England were knocked out by Croatia in the World Cup semi-finals, Gareth Southgate has been focussing on how he can help the squad improve further. Fresh from signing a new contract which will see him remain as national manager until after the 2022 World Cup, he is now preparing for the next round […]
Progress Report: Seven Months Learning Spanish
Better late than never, this is the final progress video from my time learning Spanish abroad. Recorded in Gibraltar back in June, the video includes some of the highlights of the cycling trip that started in Valencia. As I’ve mentioned elsewhere on my blog, my Spanish skills had probably already peaked by the time I […]
15 of the best tools to learn Spanish
Over the past three years I’ve made a concerted effort to improve my Spanish and last November this culminated in me moving to Panama for five months, then travelling in Colombia and Ecuador, before finally cycling along the south eastern coast of Spain until the end of June. To improve my Spanish along the way, […]