According to his @JoreOkore Twitter account, “In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” but his spell in England with Aston Villa didn’t quite match his profile tagline and the Ivorian born defender sensationally returned to his homeland in August to reigning Danish champions FC Copenhagen where … More Jores Okore’s English mis-adventure
He’s back! The enigmatic Danish forward Nicklas Bendtner has returned to English football with Championship club Nottingham Forest. The former Arsenal man, known more for his off the field antics aims to rid the ridicule and reputation that follows him with fresh start in England’s second tier. Bendtner re-starts his career in England with a club … More The ‘Lord’ is Dead
In this series of posts we’ll take a look at Denmark’s starting 11 who played in the famous 2-0 victory over Germany on that historic day in June 1992. The careers of some of those players after that night in Gothenburg went from strength to strength, while others merely lived of that shock result over the … More Where are they now? Denmark’s Euro 92 final starting 11 -Kim Vilfort
He was the youngest player ever to represent Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga and was dubbed the next Sergi Busquets by Pep Guardiola, now following Christian Eriksen the next great expectation in the national side Pierre-Emile Højbjerg has landed on the south coast of England at Southampton. The 20 year old has signed a … More Saint Pierre, Meet the Southampton new boy Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
The European Championships in France come to a conclusion this weekend, as with every 2 years, the extra 4 weeks in the football calendar has been a healthy distraction from the toils of waiting for a new domestic season to start. While many of the top clubs across England have been sweating over the fitness … More Destination England, Early summer transfers.
He was the Premier League pioneer of long sleeve tattooed footballers, a rare breed of player who not only got his clubs motto inked on his knuckles but also turned down the chance of riches and rewards to return to his hometown team. That man is Daniel Agger and the former Liverpool and Brøndby defender … More Agger hangs up his boots
As the 2015/2016 domestic season comes to end, football fans on the continent don’t have to fear being without their beloved game for very long as the European Championships take pride of place in France. With 4 weeks of entertainment, many passionate fans will be glued to the 50 matches to see how their nation … More The Superliga boys heading to the Euro’s
It came as no surprise with 3 games of the Danish Superliga to spare that FC Copenhagen added a second piece of Silverware to their shiny cabinet in the space of 11 days by being crowned champions of Denmark, this was the eleventh time in the capita club’s history that they’ve domestically reigned supreme, to add to that … More A Domestic Danish Double
There doesn’t seem to be week that passes in football without the mention of ‘Lord’ Bendtner. The enigmatic Danish striker found himself again in the spotlight this week after Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg terminated his contract 14 months early. It came as little surprise that Bendtner’s relationship with Wolfsburg would come to an abrupt end … More The Wolves are out for Nicklas Bendtner
It was a cold October night back in 2014 that I came across one of England’s most respected ex-captains plying his trade in the dugouts of a Danish Superliga match, After a taking my old man to Brondby stadium when he came over to visit, he happened to recognize the frantic manager barking out orders … More The English Jutland Gaffer, Colin Todd’s Danish adventure
The Viking Formation 