The Verb to be of Football – Anna Maria Speight´s Blog

A Once Upon a Time True Story

B2AnnaMay 23, 2019

This is the strange but true story about a cock, a donkey and a football. What could the three possibly have in common? Read on and you will soon surprise yourself at the connection. As most entertaining stories start, so does this one with, once upon a time in Grado del Pico, there was a…

B2AnnaMay 20, 2019

Women Are On The Ball

When I wrote the first draft of my book, The Verb To Be of Football and included an article using the…

B2AnnaMay 16, 2019

Ada Herberger, Suffragette and Footballer

Ada Herberger has become the sufragette of the 21st century. Who is this brave young woman who is prepared to sacrifice…

A1AnnaApril 25, 2019

One Footballer More, One Killer Less

The City of Victoria in Mexico is one of the most dangerous cities in the world. To counteract violence, FC Correcaminos,…

B2AnnaApril 13, 2019

The Champions of Christian Values

Once again the Clericus Cup has come around. It kicked off on the 30th March falling in Lent as is the…

B2AnnaApril 11, 2019

Silent Heroes of Football – Part 3

Saturnino Navazo, along with eighty thousand other POWs survived the harsh and brutal treatment thrashed out by the SS. Despite the…

B2AnnaApril 4, 2019

Silent Heroes of Football – Part 2

Saturnino Navazo’s boots took him across the Pyrenees to Toulouse, France, to seek exile. Unfortunately, he went from the frying pan…

B2AnnaMarch 27, 2019

Money Makes the Ball Go Round!

Once again, women’s football hit the headlines world wide on Sunday, 17th March. Once again, it was in Spain, where the…

B1AnnaMarch 17, 2019

Silent Heroes of Football – Part 1

Football can lead us to discover many surprising facts and figures. We all know about the British and the German soldiers…

B1AnnaMarch 6, 2019

Who Said Women’s Football does not Involve Women or Football?

Who ever pronounced that degrading statement women’s football does not involve women or football? With the International Women’s Day just a few…