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The late, legendary Liverpool boss Bill Shankly is best remembered for a quip in reference to the relevance of football in our daily lives. “Some people believe football is a matter of life and death,” said Shankly, “I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is …

Brazil will get the 2013 Confederations Cup under way in a Group A clash with Japan from 2.45 pm today as they aim to show football fans what they can look forward to at next year’s World Cup tournament. The Confederations Cup, which also features Mexico and Italy in Group …

The West Indies cricket team is among the tournament favourites as the ICC Champions Trophy comes to a historic end this month in England. The competition is covered live by DIRECTV on ESPN Caribbean. Customers can also get highlights and coverage by entering their MiDIRECTV username and password at www.espnplay.com. …

Tennis fans can enjoy as many as six courts on one screen for this week’s prestigious Roland Garros tournament in Paris on DIRECTV’s Mosaic Channel 601. The exclusive feature, which fully utilises an ESPN feed, will offer over 400 hours of court time to customers from May 26 to 31. …

The 2012/13 UEFA Champions League final on Saturday will feature two German clubs for the first time in the history of the competition. ESPN and DIRECTV aims to add to the sense of occasion by broadcasting the game in 3D on DIRECTV 3D Channel 1003. Bayern Munch and Borussia Dortmund …

Real Madrid coach José Mourinho will aim for a special farewell to his time in the Spanish capital on Friday when Europe’s most glamorous club faces neighbours Atlético Madrid in the Copa Del Rey final at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. The Madrid derby kicks off at 3.30 pm and will …

On the last occasion that Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova took his eye off Real Madrid boss José Mourinho, he almost lost it. Vilanova was assistant to Pep Guardiola for the second leg of the 2011 Spanish Supercopa when Mourinho inexplicably yanked at the former man’s face during a fracas. In …

It is a new La Liga season but prepare for the same old José Mourinho. As Real Madrid tries to recover from last Thursday’s 3-2 first leg Spanish Supercopa deficit, the highly successful but equally controversial Portuguese coach returned to one of his old classics by accusing rival Barcelona of …

“Are you a football fan?” I asked the taxi-driver, who collected me at the Barajas Madrid Airport. “Yes,” he said. “Real Madrid.” His eyes searched mine through the rear view mirror for a few seconds. It resembled the look of a man who had just shown off his girlfriend and …