Bursting Onto The Scene – World Cup Breakthrough XI
As well as showcasing some of the best footballers of this generation, the World Cup in Brazil also served as a stage for some of…
As well as showcasing some of the best footballers of this generation, the World Cup in Brazil also served as a stage for some of…
Germany had a fine World Cup in more ways than one. Not only did their national team win the World Cup in historic style, but…
During this World Cup, Miroslav Klose, one of the most underrated football players of all time, broke Ronaldo’s World Cup goal-scoring record, scoring his 16th World…
Players’ union FIFPro criticises FIFA over its handling of head injuries during the World Cup and demands ‘thorough investigation’ Sideline treatment of Christoph Kramer and Alvaro Pereira show head…
It is an odd situation that, in a tournament remembered for high scoring games and fantastic attacking play; some of the most memorable individual performances…
An extra-time Mario Götze winner sent Argentine fans into despair and their German counterparts into scenes of jubilation, as the 20th World Cup drew to…
Brazil’s troubled finish to the 2014 World Cup on home soil continued with a limp performance against a newly energised Dutch, whose return to goalscoring…
The World Cup draws to a close on Sunday as Germany face Argentina in a World Cup final for the third occasion. The goals, the…
One name that will be on the lips of a few Premier League managers after a few notable performances is Lille’s Divock Origi, the 19…
Mathieu Valbuena The French gave some exhilarating performances at this World Cup, and the key man in every single one has been Valbuena. He has…
A magnificent German attacking performance on Tuesday evening left the host nation reeling, as Germany summoned seven of the best to hammer home against a…
Anyone who’s seen the the movie Independence Day will remember its finest YouTube moment: the rousing, single-tear-of-patriotism inducing speech from Bill Pullman’s impossibly young President on the…
Everywhere I turn, whether a newspaper, a radio station or even twitter, I hear from all angles how the structure of English football is flawed.…
An improving Germany edged narrowly past neighbours France in a tantalising World Cup quarter final at the Maracana, thanks to a star performance by Borussia…
Argentina and Belgium last met in the World Cup in 1986. Belgium, the top ranked team among the third place finishers in the group stage,…