As the last round of group matches got under way at the FIFA World Cup, Ste Topping rounds up the talking points from a busy day in Brazil and looks ahead to an English goodbye. […]
Sport | Portugal score late to crush American dream
With the second round of group games complete the World Cup is still surpassing all expectations. Sunday’s matches gave us late drama in two games that had big consequences. After the first round of games […]
Sport | France Blaise past Switzerland whilst Costa Rica complete Italian job
Well, it’s official, England are out of the World Cup. It came a bit earlier than expected but the good news is that either Italy or Uruguay will be joining us. After Friday’s results only […]
Sport | Colombia continue to impress but can Italy do us a favour?
Okay so the England boys didn’t perform, but let’s be honest no one really expected them too, so instead of beating ourselves up about the ifs, buts and maybes let’s focus on the rest of […]
Sport | Spain back on the plane but will Greece slip up against Japan?
After a disappointing day of World Cup action on Tuesday that only saw five goals scored with two draws, normal service was resumed on Wednesday with 11 goals in the three matches played, with the […]
Sport | Everything you need to know about Brazil 2014 so far
With the first round of group matches coming to a close, there have already been some significant shocks and controversial highlights to whet our footballing appetites for the remainder of the group stage. Group A […]
Sport | Can Belgium’s Golden Boys Blossom on the World Stage? – World Cup Day 6 Preview
The World Cup is only five days old and already this year’s tournament is being heralded as the best in recent memory. Goals, skills and thrills have been the mainstay throughout an opening round of […]
Sport | Portugal Muller-ed by Germany as Pepe sees red
They say revenge is a dish best served cold, but in the USA’s case it was served up in the blazing 30° heat of Natal last night. After defeats to Ghana in both the 2006 […]
Sport | Goal Line Technology – The three dreaded words are back again
Well, it was bound to happen eventually: four years on from Frank Lampard’s infamous goal that didn’t stand against Germany that opened the world’s eyes to the need for goal line technology, those three words […]
Sport | England vs Italy Review
Despite a brave performance, England came up short against Italy in Manaus, Alex Bowmer reviews the action. The first half began brightly, with Raheem Sterling seemingly hitting the top corner with a rasping 30-yard drive […]
Sport | World Cup – Day 4 Preview
Whilst many England fans may still be wondering what went wrong in Manaus, and whether it was Gary Cahill or Glen Johnson to blame for the defeat, the rest of the footballing world will be […]
Sport | England vs Denmark | Young-guns to prove their worth
England’s World Cup preparations begin on Wednesday night as Denmark return to Wembley for the first time in twenty years. The game marks the Three Lions’ first outing since the draw for the tournament was announced in […]