Blatter’s message to the world
“I have not been hiding,” Blatter told reporters at a reception Friday in Rio de Janeiro, hosted by Russian...
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Shakira sets the stage on fire at the closing ceremony
Well not literally. She belted out the memorable lyrics of her world cup song at the closing ceremony. In...
Germany’s historic triumph
A moment of brillance that most were hoping Messi would bring eventually came from German substitute Mario Goetze.It came...
Golden Ball Nominees
Last chance to predict the golden ball winner here
Barcelona add more bite to their attack
Luis Suarez has been transferred to Barcelona for £75million. He will inherit the No 9 shirt from Alexis Sanchez, who was...
Without Thiago Silva – the Brazilian defence was invisible.
The Brazilian defence was invisible without Thiago. Seriously. Watch… Anyway Thiago has given a 100 year guarantee that the...
Three words for every World Cup Team
After England got knocked out of the tournament the folks over at Cambridge University Press were a bit short...
Argentina beat Holland on penalties
Dutch courage lasted through 90 minutes of regulation time and 30 minutes...
The Brazil Germany Semi Final from another perspective…
Sums it up pretty neatly.
Mexican Ref lookalike
Marco Rodriguez,the muscular mexican referee who officiated in the game between Brazil and Germany bears more than a passing...
Even Paul would not have seen this coming…!
Brazil’s apocalypse.
In the absence of Paul
In this World Cup there have been several charlatans who have claimed to be the inheritors of the psychic...
Neymar’s message to his fans……
Translated as……………. “Brazilian people, players, coaches and fans, this is a very tough moment. It’s hard to express my...
Brazil’s missing Maestro
Without Neymar Brazil will be pretty short of options when they take on Germany on Tuesday. And the man...
Tim Krul’s cameo role sends Holland into the semis.
Tim Krul was sent in to play about 60 seconds before the end of extra time. He saved 2...
The fall of Alejandro Sabella
Two managers are making the headlines.Van Gaal’s tactical acumen is being hailed by all and sundry for the inspired...
Gonzalo’s Golazo takes Argentina through…
Gonzalo Higuain scored the only goal of the game in the 8th...
Neymar suffers verterbrae fracture in Brazil’s win over Colombia
Brazil ended Colombia’s dream run by beating them 2 -1 . Neymar has been at the receiving end of...
Germany make it 3 wins in 4
Mats Hummels scored for Germany in the 13th minute and that’s the way the scoreline stayed till the end....
Germany take on France for the fourth time in World Cup history
France and Germany will battle for a place in the...
World Cup Arm Crossing Technique video
The arm crossing technique of all the players who showed up for World Cup 2014 in one wonderful video...
USA clever free kick routine against Belgium.
The German team can study this neat free kick that USA pulled off –...
Angel di Maria unlocks Swiss Vault after 118 minutes of trying..
The swiss locked their goal area down as securely as any...
Germany’s Free Kick fail was actually part of an elaborate plan…?
Some examples of fiendishly clever freekick routines below…. Some of them actually distract the goalkeeper...
Algeria make Germany work hard for win
The game had to go all the way into extra time before...
Super Eagles crash out
Paul Pogba Togba broke the deadlock late in the second half.The game had been pretty evenly balanced till then...
Costa Rica make the last 8 for the first time ever
Costa Rica kept their World Cup dream alive by beating Greece...
Mexico pipped at the post
Rotten luck for the poor old mexicans.The post was a mere 3...
Hulk Handball – Close Call
Howard Webb disallowed Hulk’s goal and gave him a yellow card – calling this a handball. A very close...
James Rodriguez scores the goal of the tournament
James Rodriguez scored the best goal of the tournament and then another one to take Columbia past a Suarezless...
Brazil go through on penalties
Brazil go tbrough to the quarterfinals thanks to some super goal keeping from Cesar and a litte help from...
All of Messi and Neymar goals in the world cup so far..
Messi and Neymar are joint top scorers in the world cup with 4 goals each so far. That sighing...
Russia taken out by laser strike
Algeria went into the last 16 for the first time in history when they drew 1-1 against Russia. Islam...
A tale of missed sitters
An image of CR7 sitting down kind of sums up his performance at Portugal’s inglorious exit game.He missed a...
Advantage Portugal
Portugal go into their game against Ghana with a distinct psychological advantage. The Ghana...
Suarez gets a 4 month ban for his dentally unstable behaviour
Fifa throws the book at Luis Suarez.They have been on a bit of a banning spree these days and...
Xherdan Shaqiri scores hat trick
Switzerland join France in the last 16 after they beat Honduras 3-0. Xherdan Shaqiri scores a brilliant hat trick.
More Messi Magic
Argentina go through to the next round.Messi scored 2 in...
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Super Mario……….!
Mario Balotelli – practicing leaping over tall buildings in a single bound tried to jump over Alvaro Pereira and...
The passing of Didier Drogba
“It was the final chance for the generation so defined by Drogba...
Is Luis Suarez Dracula ?
He certainly has the same habit of going around biting people in the neck...
Italy self destruct
Italy were looking good for most of the game. Measured and composed in a very ill tempered game. Balotelli...
Mexico hit Croatia with late 3 goal blitz
Mexico waited till the last 18 minutes to unleash a 3 goal blitz that took Croatia out of the...
Neymar sees Brazil through to the last 16
Cameroon gave Brazil a run for their money in the first half. Neymar’s opening goal was nullifed by a...
Holland top Group B with a 2 – 0 win over Chile
For the entire first half and about half of the second half Holland v/s Chile was like an irresistible...
Spain bow out with 3 – 0 win over Australia
David Villa scored a masterclass backheel goal.Spain bid farewell to Brazil with a three nil win over the Aussies.Farewell...
Belgium – Russia put their fans to sleep
Belgium – Russia turned out to be a very ho hum affair.After about 80 or so minutes of seeing...
Algeria surprise South Korea
Algeria became the first African nation to score four goals in a single World Cup Match. They produced the...
USA beat Portugal – almost
So near and yet so far.Varela scored a really late injury time header to close down a match that...
Bosnia Herzegovina done in by wrong offside decision
Dzeko was clearly onside when he scored the first goal but a nearsighted nutcase of a linesman called it...