Experimenting can be a great way to test certain players and to build depth within a team. This needs to be carefully co-ordinated and planned for. You're playing with fire if you do this on a regular basis. South Africa rugby head coach, Rassie Erasmus, has been caught doing this one too many...

When players get called up for national duty; it's because they have performed well on the domestic level. Another avenue for selection is continued excellent performances for the national team. When a player is selected when he/she hasn't fulfilled either of the criteria above; questions will...

Well, here we are again: Cristiano Ronaldo is hitting the headlines...for all the bad reasons. He abruptly left the national team camp. This stems from a lack of playing time after being promised of such. Portugal manager, Jorge Jesus, was forced to apologise for the omission. A single...