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Okay, this title is somewhat of a misnomer as the Golden Glove Award actually went to Germany ‘keeper Manuel Neuer. However, after Guillermo Ochoa’s heroic performance against Brazil, he fully deserved the Golden Glove Award. Ochoa wasn’t the highest rated ‘keeper going to Brazil in 2014, yet for 90 minutes against the hosts in Fortaleza […]
Green Cross was a former Chilean football club, who were based in Santiago. Green Cross was one of the eight teams competing in the first ever professional football league. The first professional game of football in Chile took place in 1933. 12 years later, in 1945, Green Cross won their first big prize as they […]
An emotional Bernard Tapie hugged wife Dominique before taking to the pitch to revel in his team’s achievement. A glancing header from Basile Boli that balmy May evening in Munich had secured the first European Cup for Olympique de Marseille, inaugural winners of the renamed Champions League. Years of success had finally produced the biggest […]
Since Wolfsburg managed to coast to victory against Eintracht Braunschweig in May. The playoff format has received a lot of scrutiny as it favours the higher division side and serves as a huge second chance for the top division side to save their season in a matter of two legs as we have seen with […]
This match was a truly beautiful World Cup fixture. Sweden are a joy to watch at any international football tournament, on account of their brightly coloured fans, and the fans from West African nations always bring a party to a World Cup. Both teams had pulled off wonders to even make it out of their […]
AC Milan confirmed on Thursday that Gianluigi Donnarumma will not sign a contract extension, with the teenager likely to leave the club at the end of his current contract next summer. The reason for the breakdown in negotiations is the financial demands of the player and his agent, Mino Raiola. Milan CEO Marco Fassone said, […]
As the shores of the Earth move and the sands of time fall into place, human beings forge their way in the world through glorious diversity. Different religions merge with different beliefs and shape the structure of society and culture. Religion itself is not universal. The Pope leads 1.2 billion Catholics whilst Christianity reaches far […]
Union Comercio vs Sport Huancayo Union Comercio have been poorly run this season, having made questionable decisions such as sacking off managers too early and bringing Manco and benching Miguel Carranza to accommodate a spot for him. Sport Huancayo on the other hand have been a poor away team, but there should be an exception […]
A gravity defying strike from a defender, a man bursting into tears upon hearing his national anthem and North Korea’s first World Cup goal for almost half a century. Yes, Brazil v North Korea certainly wasn’t short of talking points. Unfortunately it was played out at World Cup 2010, so if you choose to watch the highlights, you’ll […]
The Copa Argentina was re-launched in 2011. Since then, Rosario Central have reached the final 3 times, losing all of them. There are still 64 teams left in this year’s edition. All teams battle for the cup and a place in the Copa Libertadores group stage. With some of the participants playing as low as […]
Brazilian legend Pele, often regarded as the greatest player of all time, was bestowed with the nickname ‘The Black Pearl’ by many in his home country. While the now 76-year-old is without doubt deserving of this title, there was a man before Pele who was given the ‘Black Pearl’ nickname. Jose Leandro Andrade was the […]
Chicago Fire 2-0 Atlanta United The Fire moved into second place and a point behind Toronto FC in the Eastern Conference with a win over Atlanta. Chicago went one up after 29 minutes, David Accam had broken through on goal after being played through by Bastian Schweinsteiger. Accam still had plenty to do after rounding […]
The U.S. got a much-needed result in World Cup qualifying this weekend with a 1-1 draw with Mexico. The Azteca has long been a house of horrors for the Yanks but in this match, they looked more than a match for the home team. In fact, the U.S. side that was on the pitch looked […]
Four years on from reaching the semi finals of the World Cup in South Africa, Uruguay had certainly fallen from grace. In a qualification group without Brazil, they still stumbled across the qualification line, having to go through a playoff tie over two legs against Jordan. Despite their poor couple of years, they did still […]
Sometimes I hate football. I never thought I’d say that, but sometimes it’s just so unfair. This anger comes directly after Manchester United winning the signature of Victor Lindelof for £31m. Admittedly the price tag annoyed me immensely, but the fact Benfica have lost another of their star players is slightly more irritating. Lindelof will […]
This weekend we had the 6th round of the Brazilian Championship. Of the 10 matches, we hit 5 of our predictions (so-so, ok…) Below a summary of the main matches of the round: Palmeiras 3-1 Fluminense The match began at an intense pace with chances for both sides. Palmeiras went ahead with a goal which […]
Spain had held dominance over world football for years. They won Euro 2008 in emphatic style. They crushed it at World Cup 2010. They massacred all at Euro 2012. Heading into the World Cup in 2014, they were red hot favourites. But what happened on June 13th, 2014, in the Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador, […]
16. Wolfsburg: Mario Gomez (cha cha cha) to the rescue Wolfsburg finished 8th in 2015/16 and that was already very disappointing. Draxler as a replacement for de Bruyne didn’t really work out and Wolfsburg ended up without European Football. In the summer they also let Andre Schürrle go but considering the €30m bid that Dortmund […]
Cristiano Ronaldo walks out under the lights of the Millennium Stadium. He stalks around the pitch with a ball at his feet. He walks and every now and again jogs before he shakes off and loosens. Then stretches alone and moves to the edge of the penalty area. He gathers several footballs and one by […]
Last season’s Eredivisie was quite the coliseum for quality football. Feyenoord’s years of despair came to an end with their league championship, Ajax gave hope to Dutch football continentally by making it to the Europa League Final, and there was plenty of superb talent on display across the country, both young and old. Like any […]
