Category: WC2014

  • Ballon D’Or trio announced

    Ballon D’Or trio announced

    The final shortlist for the Ballon D’or award has been announced. The previous shortlist, which featured 23 players, only one of whom was British, was  cut down to the remaining three by a committee of football experts from both FIFA and France Football. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer are the final selections to…

  • Chiellini wants Luis Suarez ban reduced

    Chiellini wants Luis Suarez ban reduced

    Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini has spoken about Luis Suarez’s ban from football and said that he would like to see the Barcelona striker play football sooner than October. The former Liverpool striker was banned by FIFA for four months after biting the shoulder of Chiellini during the World Cup finals in Brazil last month. Whilst,…

  • Spurs defender lifts lid on injury nightmare

    Spurs defender lifts lid on injury nightmare

    Tottenham Hotspur defender Kyle Walker has revealed his relief at playing football for the first time since mid-March. The England international missed the Three Lions’ ill-fated World Cup campaign in Brazil due to a troublesome pelvic injury and was also absent for the final two months of Spurs’ Premier League run-in. However, he hit the…

  • Zuniga’s father’s fears amidst death threats

    Zuniga’s father’s fears amidst death threats

    Colombia defender Juan Camilo Zuniga has received death threats following the devastating challenge he made on Brazil playmaker Neymar in the World Cup, leaving his father fearing for the safety of his son and family. Zuniga ended Neymar’s World Cup dreams at quarter-final stage by committing a shocking challenge in which it appeared that the…

  • Brazil star justifies World Cup flop

    Brazil star justifies World Cup flop

    Brazil’s prized playmaker Neymar has explained why his national team experienced such a woeful World Cup this summer, blaming ‘poor preparation’ and the fact Brazilians simply ‘train with less determination’ when in their home country. Neymar Jr was fast-looking to be the star of his national team this summer. That is, until he got knocked…

  • Neymar: Messi deserved Golden Ball

    Neymar: Messi deserved Golden Ball

    Brazilian playmaker Neymar has tried to silence critics of his Barcelona team mate Lionel Messi who are of the opinion the Argentine ace was not the worthy winner of the World Cup Golden Ball award. Brazil’s poster-boy spoke out in an interview with Rede Globo during which he backed his Barca comrade as ‘at least’…

  • Rooney in line for England captaincy as Gerrard quits

    Rooney in line for England captaincy as Gerrard quits

    Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is the frontrunner to become England captain following Steven Gerrard’s retirement from international football, Football Express News understands. Liverpool midfielder Gerrard, who skippered the Three Lions during this summer’s torrid World Cup campaign in Brazil, has decided to call it a day after earning 114 caps during a 14-year period.…

  • Colombian star fearing for his life after Neymar injury

    Colombian star fearing for his life after Neymar injury

    Colombian defender Juan Zuniga has discussed how he feared for his life after being involved in injuring Brazilian Neymar’s back. The pair faced off in the quarter-final as the two South American sides battled for a place in the final four at the Brazil World Cup this summer. Zuniga, who was involved in several tough…

  • West Ham chairman sweating on striker’s work permit

    West Ham chairman sweating on striker’s work permit

    West Ham United co-chairman David Gold still expects to land primary summer transfer target Enner Valencia despite the anxious wait for a work permit. A bid in the region of £12million has been accepted for the Pachuca and Ecuador striker, who scored all three of his national side’s goals in this summer’s World Cup. Personal…

  • Arsenal attacker’s message to Bayern star

    Arsenal attacker’s message to Bayern star

    Arsenal forward Lukas Podolski has hailed the contribution of Germany team-mate Philipp Lahm to the world champions following the 30-year-old’s decision to retire from international football. The surprise announcement brings down the curtain on a decorated career on the biggest stage in football and arrives less than a week after the Bayern Munich star held…