Ronaldo and Messi head home together
In a manner of speaking.Both Argentina and Portugal have come to the end of their hopes of winning Russia...
Monthly Archives: June 2018
Grow Up, Diego!
Dear Diego, We love you. We think you’re the best player that ever lived, after Pele. But you’ve lost...
For a few dollars more
While our attention has been focussed on the World Cup,back in the EPL Wayne Rooney has quietly decided to...
Japan take the offside trap to a new level
The offside trap – that bane of fleet footed forwards and near sighted linesmen just got taken to a...
Germany hit all time Low
They’ve been to the quarterfinals of every tournament since 1954 and now they are packing up and going home....
Invicticus !!
Javier Mascherano’s head is bloody but unbowed and Argentina escaped from the fell clutch of circumstance and the bludgeonings...
Suarez shines
He’s played three games,scored two goals and has not bitten anyone yet.A man on the road to redemption. Against...
Ronaldo misses penalty
Quaresma’s goal for Portugal was brilliant -a curling shot with the outside of his right foot from the edge...
Harry Kane gets a World Cup hat trick
Harry Kane joined Ronaldo in the World Cup hat trick club – scoring three of the six goals that...
Belgium cruise
Belgium has never won the World Cup so far but they might well do it this time around. A...
Germany beat Sweden in the 95th minute
Toni Kroos scored the winning goal off a free kick in the 95th minute and so Germany are still...
Brazil struggle to beat Costa Rica
Brazil were off colour in their game against Costa Rica in more ways than one.They were dressed in blue...
Fall Guy
Argentina crumbled to a disastrous 3 – 0 loss to Croatia and are teetering on the blink of World...
Costa gets the job done for Spain
Fernando Hierro, installed as Spain manager two days before the World Cup started,will be a mightily relieved man. Iran...
Russians on a roll
For a team that was supposed to be pretty mediocre the russians have surprised themselves and most people.After the...
Ronaldo breaks the Puskas record
Ronaldo after equalling Ferenc Puskas’s record of 84 goals with a hat trick against Spain needed only four more...
England beat Tunisia in injury time
Harry Kane is at the bottom of that heap – because his stoppage time header ensured that England got...
Brazil are a work in progress
Neymar bore the brunt of the famed Swiss hospitality and at the end of the game he ended up...
Mexico upset Germany
A Hirving Lozano first half goal, which incidentally was played at a blistering pace, gave Mexico a thrilling 1...
Iceland deny Argentina
Hannes Thor Halldorsson. That’s the name of the goalie who saved a Messi penalty and ensured that Iceland got...
Ronaldo adds a World Cup Hat trick to his goal tally
Spain and Portugal played out the best game of the World Cup so far.And Ronaldo the relentless was the...
Russia get off to a glorious start
Russia got off to a flying start beating Saudi Arabia 5 – 0 in the opening game of the...
Spain sack their World Cup team coach
The head of the Spanish Royal Football Federation ,Luis Rubiales, announced on Wednesday that national soccer team coach Julen...
Brazil outclass Austria 3- 0
Brazil are either looking ominous or are peaking too early.Austia got beaten 3- 0 in the last pre world...
USA give France a good fright before the World Cup
France have been tipped as one of the teams that are going to do really well in the World...
Finally Paul has a successor
Not Paul the Beatle but Paul the Octopus. Paul the Beatle is still playing his left handed guitar somewhere,but...
The evolution of the World Cup Ball
The World Cup football has had a pretty interesting journey from it’s humble beginnings in 1930,where it resembled a...
Ronaldo to say goodbye to Real
Rumour is rife that Ronaldo is leaving Real. And while we wait for that to come about he inspired...
Blatter’s 2018 predictions
Blatter,currently lurking in the shadows somewhere,briefly emerged from his lair to predict that Nigeria would be the team that...
Mourinho predicts the winner of Russia 2018
Paul the octopus has passed away and José Mourinho has stepped into the breach to be the chosen one...
The World Cup Trophy arrives in Russia
After doing a tour of 50 countries all around the world the World Cup Trophy arrived in the Russian...
Neymar’s back
Neymar’s return to fitness makes Brazil’s challenge at World Cup 18 meaner and keener.He scored on his return to...
English World Cup hopes and Russian linesmen
For optimistic england fans England’s 2 -1 win over Nigeria in a warm up friendly will be a sign...
Scissorkicks in outer space
A long time ago in a galaxy far away it might have been a good idea to organise a...
France outpace Italy completely
Italy got salt rubbed into its aching wounds when they went down 3 – 1 to France in a...
World Cup posters
Posters to prepare for Russia 2018 by illustrator Paul Lacolley commissioned by ESPN More here ..