Tag: Brazil 2014
Football fever finally gripping US? Check out these scenes from Chicago
Football keeps threatening to take up broad appeal in the US and with some of the pictures coming in from the official US twitter...
Angel Di Maria’s composed finish vs Switzerland in the 118th minute
With the game moments away from penalties, Angel Di Maria collects Leo Messi's perfectly timed ball and strokes home the winner against Switzerland in...
Germany’s false No. 5 – Manuel Neuer heat map vs Algeria
Manuel Neuer played more like a sweeper for Germany last night against Algeria. On several occasions the stopper left the sanctuary of his box...
South Korea return home only to be pummelled with sweets by fans
Safe to say South Korea were not exactly given a hero's welcome upon returning home from Brazil. The South Korean's endured a pretty disappointing...
Manchester United turned down Colombia’s James Rodríguez for £5m
James Rodríguez, the Colombia playmaker whose breathtaking form at the World Cup has seen him lauded as one of the players of the tournament...
Andre Schurrle’s sublime back heel flick vs Algeria
Andre Schurrle gives Germany the lead over Algeria in extra time with an astonishing back heel flick.
“Never again” – Luis Suarez apologises to Chiellini and football family
Luis Suarez has made a statement via his twitter account, apologises to Giorgio Chiellini and the football family for his infamous bite.
My apologies to...
Wall Street Journal draws up World Cup diving rankings
After the first 32 games of the World Cup the WSJ have drawn up a table ranking each of the teams in terms of...
How Brazil would line up if they used their full names
This is how Brazil's team sheet would look if they dropped their nick names in favour of the formal first and last names format.