/Sports/SportsColumnists/-/690286/690286/-/ewd5qw/-/index.html http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/Fergie+and+the+rest+must+sign+playmakers+in+the+transfers/-/690286/1403866/-/101d944/-/index.html Just because Chelsea floored Barcelona does not mean the world of football should abandon free flow for pragmatism all of a sudden. Big results have historically had such an impact on football trends, with entire eras defined by the style of the best team of that time while all else fell in line as the all-too-willing copycats. 2012-05-11T11:50:26Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/Atletico+audacity+gets+reward+in+Europa+final/-/690286/1403868/-/kec89x/-/index.html In a season where Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have dominated headlines with their swashbuckling styles, the good football of Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao was always bound to scarcely merit attention. 2012-05-11T11:50:26Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/Man+United+will+retain+the+title/-/690286/1403864/-/x89t76z/-/index.html It’s merry making time at the Hawthorns this Sunday afternoon. WBA fans and staff will be preoccupied with bidding farewell to Roy Hodgson. 2012-05-11T11:50:26Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/-/690286/1401474/-/xeg4ypz/-/index.html When I first heard that this year’s Uganda Cup final would be played in Gulu I said to myself, ‘way to go Fufa’. Here was a move that would be good for the federation, the competition’s sponsors Bell and the two clubs that would be involved, ..... 2012-05-07T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/Chelsea+favourites+to+lift+Cup/-/690286/1399276/-/6alvmuz/-/index.html Neither side has left an impression on the Premiership. The FA Cup final effectively gives Liverpool and Chelsea a shot at redemption. 2012-05-04T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/The+breakup+of+Bilbao+s+project+is+forthcoming/-/690286/1399278/-/12c9xow/-/index.html For neutrals, next Wednesday’s all-Spanish Europa Cup final will be a reward for meticulous planning. Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao are teams constantly threatened by the prowling eyes of Europe’s rich clubs. 2012-05-04T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/-/690286/1397066/-/xruww9z/-/index.html KCC should have done this years ago, but I am not complaining. That they have done it after all is worth celebrating, this is Uganda you know. Just one year short of clocking half a century of existence, they finally host a league match on home ground in a most delightfully literal sense. 2012-04-30T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/-/690286/1395148/-/xrwasuz/-/index.html Title clincher. It is simple. If City win, the destiny is in their hands. If they do not, United will retain the initiative. Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund had to do it the hard way, and now Manchester United are being asked to follow suit. 2012-04-27T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/-/690286/1395144/-/xrwasyz/-/index.html Jose Mourinho will not want it whispered in his ears. The Real Madrid dressing room, on the command of their Portuguese coach, is all calm and composed. To the contrary, Madridistas know it is sewn up. La Blaugrana fans everywhere have already conceded. 2012-04-27T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/-/690286/1395150/-/xrwas7z/-/index.html There is no need to write about any other game anywhere this weekend because of the significance of the Manchester derby. In the word’s of Sir Alex Ferguson, it is the biggest derby in his time as United boss. 2012-04-27T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/-/690286/1392496/-/xrybamz/-/index.html It gets clearer the longer you stay around that it is truly lost on this country why we should excel in sport, regardless of the different ways it is spelt out. 2012-04-23T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/-/690286/1390348/-/xs0ptsz/-/index.html Derby football is every often said to be an exception to the formbook. It is a statement that can be verified by a multitude of examples, none more so than the last el clasico where a rampant Real Madrid suffered a brain lock in folding meekly to Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu. 2012-04-20T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/-/690286/1385990/-/xsinbbz/-/index.html Just when you think you have got football figured out, it provides you with the timely reminder that you are not quite in control. Such is the addictive nature of the sport though that second guessing everyone and everything is as much fun as watching the real thing, the ‘game’ we all love to play as we eagerly await the game we all love to see. 2012-04-13T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/-/690286/1385996/-/xsinb5z/-/index.html The world’s most expensive player struck his seventh La Liga hat-trick of the season against Atletico Madrid; two of the goals were cracking finishes that defied the natural abhorrence for power. 2012-04-13T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/-/690286/1385998/-/xsinb3z/-/index.html When Man United opened up an eight-point cushion on crosstown rivals Man City last weekend, the title race was viewed as done and dusted for many. However, Wigan’s shock defeat of the holders coupled with City’s thrashing of the Baggies in midweek has re-opened the title race in what should be an exciting finish. 2012-04-13T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/-/690286/1381764/-/xslh8gz/-/index.html A member of the Qatari Royal Family, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nassar Al-Thani purchased the club for a reported 36 million euros. Malaga have gone places, but should be playing better than they have. 2012-04-07T11:10:08Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/-/690286/1379094/-/xt2lyxz/-/index.html This was not quite like Hassan Mubiru grabbing a spectacular brace against Algeria in front of thousands at Nakivubo 14 years ago, but still Fabian Derrick Kizito’s first outing for the Cranes qualifies as a dream debut. 2012-04-03T05:06:14Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/-/690286/1372020/-/xt7hegz/-/index.html Namilyango’s conveyor belt still churning talented sportsmen for Uganda powerhouse. Coaches in sports love to handle educated young men world over. Namilyango College has consistently delivered well-educated students, a decent number of whom have made great careers in sport 2012-03-23T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/-/690286/1372018/-/xt7hf4z/-/index.html Only Kenny Dalglish could have got away with the things he has at Liverpool; throwing away millions of pounds in bad buys and failing to zero-in on a starting eleven. 2012-03-23T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/-/690286/1369640/-/xto1b2z/-/index.html I am still trying to get my head around how it is possible that Fabrice Muamba had no heartbeat for as long as he did but is still alive. 2012-03-19T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/-/690286/1367826/-/xtpdf3z/-/index.html Athletic Bilbao’s elimination of Manchester United wasn’t so much a famous victory for the Spanish mid-table team like a humiliation for the English game. Over two legs, United were outclassed, out thought, out passed and made to look boys against men. 2012-03-16T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/-/690286/1365174/-/xtqwf9z/-/index.html Ugandan footballers have finally found a voice, and what a refreshingly pleasant surprise! Playing the most popular sport in the country, they have been the least advantaged in comparison with the other sporting disciplines .... 2012-03-12T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/-/690286/1362574/-/xtsw8xz/-/index.html ‘Glorious Failure’ is what everyone is calling Arsenal’s Champions League exit but we all know that in football, that counts for nothing. Newcastle look good for a point. 2012-03-09T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/-/690286/1362576/-/xtsw8vz/-/index.html First, I’ll confess I have no clue why Pep Guardiola has sat on a contract offer at FC Barcelona this long. Like you, I can at best speculate. More than Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola is the most sought after coach in the game. Thirteen trophies in three and a half years, delievered with an elegant and fluid style of passing, have made him arguably world football’s premier coach. 2012-03-09T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/SportsColumnists/-/690286/1361560/-/xttll4z/-/index.html The Castle Lite-sponsored Friday Night Lights basketball series have left fans in awe at YMCA, Wandegeya. The success of the event is owed to a fanfare evening which involves renown players ... 2012-03-07T21:00:00Z