Panini Pride: The Stress of the Stickers
“Got. Got. Need” These three words have become synonymous with the cult classic which is Panini World Cup football stickers. These words are being said…
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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…
Emiliano Rigoni: The Zenit winger topping the Europa League goalscoring charts
Zenit St Petersburg are beginning to get a large Argentinian contingent, with Leandro Paredes, Matias Kranevitter, Sebastian Driussi and Emanuel Mammana all representing the Russian…
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,…
Messi salvages messy Argentine campaign
Definition of a clutch player, according to Google: Clutch performance in sports is the phenomenon of athletes under pressure, usually in the last minutes of…
5 curious things that happened during the CONMEBOL qualifiers: Chile unlucky and unusual measurements
The International break is a rather annoying and dull period for most football fans who are craving to see their club play in the weekend….
The World Cup Calendar, July 1st. Rooney Stamps His Authority
Wayne Rooney is a terrific role model today, captain of his club and his country, wife and three kids, just ticking all the boxes. He…
The World Cup Calendar, June 18th. Diabolical Decisions in Daejeon.
Italy v South Korea. 2002. The Daejeon World Cup Stadium. Perhaps one of the most controversial games in the history of the World Cup. To…
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…