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…
Ghana
World Cup 2018 – How They Qualified: Teams 25-32
Morocco/ المغرب November 11th 2017 The top two teams in Group C, Morocco and Ivory Coast, met in Abidjan in what was a winner takes…
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…
The World Cup Calendar, July 10th. The Battle For Bronze
The battle for the bronze medal, the third/fourth place decider. The game that nobody wants to be involved in. The game that nobody wants to…
The World Cup Calendar, July 6th. Dutch Domination
Uruguay had been one of the tournaments success stories in 2010. They had topped group A, eased past South Korea in the pouring rain in…
The World Cup Calendar, July 2nd. Suarez’s Knockout Punch
It’s going to be a sad day when Luis Suarez hangs up his boots, he just has this habit of creating memorable World Cup moments….
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 IFAB Rule Changes Would Improve the Aesthetics of Football and Revolutionise the Game Forever
The most significant rule change in the modern era of football has been the abolition of the back pass. It changed the game overnight. No…
The World Cup Calendar, June 19th. Harry Loses His Kewell
Poor Ghana. Poor poor Ghana. We all know the story. Ghana get the ball in the box, take a shot and find it blocked on…
Dejan Stankovic: Serial Winner
In the summer of 2013, Serbian midfielder Dejan Stankovic hung up his boots, calling time on a trophy laden 18 year career. During these years,…