Tag: World Cup
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Watching Paint Dry – The Most Boring Matches In History
Everyone who watches football remembers at least one game they wish they could erase from memory, one match which was so bad that it made you want to give up watching the sport completely. These are some of those games … games which redefined the word “boring” and put a time and date on it…
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FAI took bribe to stop legal action against Henry handball
Embed from Getty Images More sensational news has broken in the wake of the FIFA corruption investigations, with claims the FAI took bribe to stop legal action against the Thierry Henry handball incident. It emerged yesterday that the FAI, Football Association of Ireland, accepted a bribe from FIFA believed to be €5m (£3.6m) to stop them…
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Boca and PSG in race for Tevez
Embed from Getty Images Paris St Germain have entered the race to sign Argentinian striker Carlos Tevez, who will leave Juventus this summer. It has been widely reported that Tevez is keen on a move away from Juventus, whatever the result in Saturday’s Champions League Final. He has been tipped to return to Boca Juniors…
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On this day (2nd June): England begin their World Cup defence
Embed from Getty Images On this day in 1970, England began their defence as champions of the world as they played their first group game at the World Cup in Mexico. England won that game against Romania, Geoff Hurst scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win. In those days, you only got 2 points…
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Blatter throws in the towel, or is he running scared?
Embed from Getty Images Sensational news has come out this afternoon with Sepp Blatter resigning his position as president of FIFA days after being re-elected. This stunning turn of events takes place with football’s governing body in the midst of a corruption storm, with many top-ranking officials being indicted to the US as we reported…
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How will England line-up at the 2018 World Cup?
Embed from Getty Images Tom Burford looks at the potential eleven that will represent England at the 2018 World Cup. Plenty of the current crop will be long gone by the time this tournament comes around. So who will line up in Qatar for England? Joe Hart (GK) He’ll be 31 by the time this…
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England could host the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Embed from Getty Images Greg Dyke, Football Association Chairman, has come out and said England may bid to host the World Cup in 2016. With the announcement that Englishman David Gill has been appointed Britain’s next FIFA Vice-President, Greg Dyke has stated that England’s prospects of bidding for the 2026 World Cup have certainly increased.…
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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…
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Bernstein wants UEFA nations to boycott World Cup
Former Football Association chairman David Bernstein wants UEFA nations to boycott the World Cup in 2018. World football’s governing body FIFA has been heavily criticised of late regarding the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments, although a report has cleared both Qatar and Russia of any wrongdoings. But, further to the…
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Man United: Blind deal on verge of completion
Manchester United are at last ready to seal their highly anticipated move for Dutch defender Daley Blind, with just three days to go before the summer transfer window draws to a close. Since the arrival of Dutch coach Louis van Gaal, the Red Devils have been the front-runners to sign the Netherlands international star,…
