Tag: WC2014

  • Liverpool officials fly out to Seville for Moreno discussions

    Liverpool officials fly out to Seville for Moreno discussions

    Liverpool officials are travelling to Seville to hold further discussions over the potential summer signing of Alberto Moreno. The Premier League runners-up have been heavily linked with a move for the Spanish international this summer but Sevilla president Jose Castro denied any such deal earlier this week. Recent reports in both Spain and England had…

  • United boss van Gaal alerted to cut-price Sneijder deal

    United boss van Gaal alerted to cut-price Sneijder deal

    Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has been given the opportunity to move for compatriot Wesley Sneijder, Football Express News understands. Turkish giants Galatasaray have dropped their asking price for the Netherlands midfielder in a bid to shift him swiftly off their payroll prior to the start of next season. President Unal Aysal had previously…

  • Costa Rica star to decide on future in coming days

    Costa Rica star to decide on future in coming days

    Keylor Navas will decide on his future this week, according to the player’s official website. The Costa Rica and Levante UD number one is in high demand after a string of fine performances helped catapult his country in to the quarter finals of this summer’s World Cup. According to sources in Spain and Germany, Levante…

  • Maradona: Messi Golden Ball award a fix

    Maradona: Messi Golden Ball award a fix

    Lionel Messi did not deserve to win the World Cup Golden Ball and the delegation of the award was something of a fix, in the eyes of Argentina legend Diego Maradona. World Cup runners-up Argentina showcased their national hero Messi on the world stage this summer and many critics believe the 27-year-old striker did not…

  • Ecuador star signs for West Ham

    Ecuador star signs for West Ham

    West Ham boss Sam Alladryce has put pen to paper with his fifth signing of the summer transfer window, Ecuador’s star World Cup striker Enner Valencia. The 25-year-old, who formerly played for Mexican side Pachuca, passed his medical with the Hammers on Saturday and has now put his signature to a deal worth £12M. The…

  • Germany win the World Cup

    Germany win the World Cup

    Germany won the World Cup after beating Argentina 1-0 after extra-time thanks to a goal from Mario Gotze. It was the South Americans who started well and could have been ahead after just four minutes had Gonzalo Higuain not sent his clear chance wide of the goal. Moments later and the Napoli striker would be…

  • Mourinho hails Van Gaal as ‘best World Cup coach’

    Mourinho hails Van Gaal as ‘best World Cup coach’

    Chelsea’s charismatic boss Jose Mourinho is of the view that Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has really stepped up to the task this World Cup and proven himself the finest football manager to be seen in the 2014 tournament. Mourinho, 51, believes the Netherlands were not one of the world’s strongest sides on paper prior…

  • Brazil players speak out on World Cup woes

    Brazil players speak out on World Cup woes

    Still crushed from their 7-1 semi final annihilation at the hands of Germany, Brazil were unable to perk themselves up for the World Cup third-place play offs and the host side were left stunned yet again on conceding a disgraceful three goals to victorious Netherlands yesterday. With ten goals conceded to two European sides over…

  • Rodriguez selected as FEN’s goal of the World Cup

    Rodriguez selected as FEN’s goal of the World Cup

    Football Express News have selected James Rodriguez’s goal against Uruguay for Colombia as the best goal of World Cup 2014. The Colombian play-maker has been one of the stand-out performers in Brazil this summer, scoring an impressive six goals to lead the World Cup goal scoring charts. And, it is this cracker against Uruguay that…

  • German legend backs Germany to ‘finish off Argentina’

    German legend backs Germany to ‘finish off Argentina’

    Former Germany striker Jurgen Klinsmann is confident the German national team possess the strength and quality to defeat a tough Argentina side and emerge champions following tonight’s World Cup final showdown in Rio de Janeiro. The 49-year-old ex-World Cup star, who featured in the old West Germany team that beat Argentina and sailed to victory…