Part 4: The Ultimatum In the final chapter of this multipart series breaking down the 2014 FIFA Men’s World Cup, we’re going to look at each individual match-up beginning with the second-round and continuing all the way through to the final; breaking down each one; predicting a winner and even explaining why! Moving on to the … Read more
German football is going through a sea-change. Or so it seems. To a many casual observer, things of late haven’t been stereotypical German. The scenes vividly reflect and the sounds loudly echo, that from within the country, there is a diversion from the roots, an anomaly to the eye. Not entirely though; there is no … Read more
Here are the five players on whom England’s World Cup chances hang in the balance as the Three Lions book their tickets and get their boarding passes stamped for destination Brazil. Steven Gerrard: The English captain will in all probability play in his final major tournament and the Liverpool skipper is expected to hold fort … Read more
Australia have never become the dominating force in football that they have in cricket and rugby, but they have started to develop into a side that consistently qualifies for the World Cup. However they are very unlikely to make an impression this summer as they have been drawn against three great nations who all hold … Read more
A list filled with misfortune and disappointment. Filled with tragedy, injury, lack of discipline, a handful of Manchester United greats and those world-class players surrounded by mediocrity when it comes to the international scene. As the World Cup roars into our living rooms in a couple of weeks from now, we take a little moment … Read more
As our journey among the qualified teams to Brazil continue, we take our stop this time at the “Peninsula” to preview one of the game greatest, “La Squadra Azzurra”, Italy. After a rather embarrassing appearance in South Africa, the Italians will try to replicate the form they showed in Euro 2012 and achieve glory for … Read more
Obviously everybody knows everything they could possibly know about Spain. They are currently the most dominant nation in football winning the last World Cup and the last two European Championships. A second World Cup would really establish themselves as the finest national side of all time, even better than Pele’s Brazil and Maradona’s Argentina. The … Read more
Every four years a wave of expectations grab England in a bear hug which engulfs almost every other person from the bylanes of London to the deserted streets of Tyneside. The World Cup 2014 which is just over a fortnight away is expected to churn out similar thoughts, feelings and raise great expectations for the … Read more
Catch the first part here Part 2: The Supremacy (the sequel) Group E Not all groups are created equally at the World Cup and this one stands as proof. There are a couple of decent teams here, but as a whole this is far from the most inspiring group. France has obviously had a lot of success … Read more
Spain has got to be my favorites after years of suffering with England led me no closer to the dark tunnel’s end. The history-defying La Roja could be lining up in similar formations of what they are used to, but we just won’t be seeing the much-talked-about false nine anytime soon. Vicente de Bosque’s favored setup is … Read more