Klose Encounters: The World Cup Goals
The World Cup has graced a plethora of remarkable strikers since its creation in 1930, from every corner of the globe. Some of these strikers…
Costa Rica
Whatever happened to Daniel Sturridge?
We all remember how the 2013/14 season ended up, Steven Gerrard had *that* slip in *that* game, allowing Demba Ba to score the winner for…
World Cup 2018: The Predictions
The dust has settled after the prestigious World Cup draw in Russia last week and the groups are in. They have been decided, discussed and…
World Cup 2018 – How They Qualified: Teams 17-24
The third instalment of “How They Qualified” features three UEFA nations, two South Americas, including the story of how Argentina almost missed the World Cup,…
World Cup 2018 – How They Qualified: Teams 9-16
Part two of this mini season entitled How They Qualified involves the second batch of teams to qualify for Russia 2018. There are five European…
World Cup 2018 – How They Qualified: Teams 1-8
With the draw for the 2018 World Cup draw just days away, 32 nations eagerly anticipate the results of the draw, which pits the creme…
Bora Milutinovic : The Miracle Worker
The 1986 World Cup in Mexico complete with the wave, the ‘spider’ of the Azteca Stadium, the ‘Hand of God’ goal, and much more could…
The World Cup Calendar, July 5th. Oranje Hit Red Hot Form
Netherlands faced Costa Rica in the quarter-finals of World Cup 2014, and it looked to be quite the interesting tie. The Dutch were still riding…
The World Cup Calendar, June 24th: Shameful Suarez
Oh boy, Luis Suarez does seem to thrive off playing the pantomime villain, doesn’t he? Newspaper headline writers up and down the country must have…
The World Cup Calendar, June 14th. Costa Rica Coast to Victory
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…
The World Cup Calendar, June 9th: Silenced By The Lahm
The 2006 World Cup was truly memorable from start to finish. Everyone remembers the way it concluded, Italy winning a tense penalty shoot-out shortly after…
The World Cup Calendar: The preview
Summer 2017, no World Cup, no European Championships, not even a lousy Copa America. There is a Confederations Cup, but quite frankly, who cares? It…