Category: WC2014
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Chelsea legend: Cahill natural successor to Terry
Gary Cahill is tipped to succeed Chelsea team-mate and defensive partner John Terry as England’s number centre-back and should lead the Three Lions’ back four in Brazil, in the eyes of Chelsea legend Ron Harris. Chelsea defender Cahill, 28, was one of Chelsea’s key players last season and formed an important part of the strong…
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Chelsea midfielder delights on WC opening day
Chelsea midfielder Oscar delighted on World Cup opening day, winning the Football Express News Man of the Match award for his performance and goal against Croatia. The 22-year-old was a constant threat for Brazil as the host nation had to come from behind to beat Croatia 3-1 in Sao Paulo, with the goals coming from…
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FT: Brazil 3-1 Croatia
SAO PAULO – The opening game of the 2014 World Cup began with Brazil facing Croatia with the host nation fully expected to produce a performance. But a mistake by Real Madrid’s Marcelo saw the hosts go behind after some good play from Ivan Rakitic and Ivica Olic, whose cross was turned in the full-back.…
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One to watch: Brazil’s unheralded hero
The 2013 Confederations Cup was perhaps the best moment in Fred’s career with the Brazilian national side, scoring five goals and finishing joint top scorer to seal the Golden Shoe. 17 goals in 31 international caps so far have seen the former Lyon striker become big part in the plans of Luis Filipe Scolari of…
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Sansom: Luke Shaw to shine but Cole still got it
England left back legend Kenny Sansom backs Three Lions youngster Luke Shaw for a glittering career in the national team, but still thinks Ashley Cole could be the number one English left back had he have been given the chance to prove it. Southampton’s highly-prized youngster Shaw, who is reported to be on the verge of…
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Rooney – key for England or gone backwards?
England’s long-standing forward Wayne Rooney is possibly the most ‘marmite’ player the Three Lions have, people either love him or hate him. He’s enjoyed massive success with the national team, but can he still be dubbed with the likes of Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi as a world class striker, or has he gone backwards?…
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Rio airport workers striker ahead of WC
Ground workers at Rio de Janeiro’s airports plan to hold a 24-hour strike on Thursday, the day Brazil hosts the opening game of the 2014 World Cup. The workers have promised to operate at 80% whilst the strike takes place but it will cause delays on the road as thousands and thousands of football fans…
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World Cup 2014: It has arrived. . .
The following article was written by Peter Swallow, you can follow Peter on Twitter@ccfooty. From midway through the 19th century the world saw a remarkable and unprecedented occurrence – a small island in Northern Europe became the world’s foremost global superpower. For a relatively brief part of human history Britain not only ruled the waves…
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World Cup 2014: The most unpredictable yet?
This article was written by Mohammed Sami, you can follow Mohammed on Twitter here @_sami116 The biggest spectacle in the world is here. All eyes will be on one thing and one thing only for the next 30 days lest we break out into a world war or aliens invade. The World Cup is upon us…
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Chelsea legend advises “stick a few quid on Uruguay”
Former Chelsea playmaker Alan Hudson has suggested it would be wise to back Liverpool’s Luis Suarez to win the World Cup by urging football fans to “stick a few quid on Uruguay.” When Uruguay play their World Cup fixtures this summer all eyes will be on their highly prized striker, Premier League top goal-scorer and…
