Saturday, July 5, 2014

Brazil rocked by Neymar injury

Brazil are into the semi-finals after edging past Colombia but they face the remainder of the World Cup without Neymar.

The Barcelona forward has been ruled out for the rest of the tournament with a broken vertebra following a challenge by Juan Zuniga.
Saturday, 5 July 2014 12:00

Barca go fishing for Suarez with Sanchez as bait

In order to land their prized catch, Barcelona are prepared to offer Alexis Sanchez to Liverpool in the deal for Luis Suarez.

However, as Goal revealed on Wednesday, Arsenal have lodged a £32 milion offer for the Chile international.

Will Sanchez be the next star to move to the Premier League?
Thursday, 3 July 2014 12:00

Friday, July 4, 2014

Brazil gripped by Neymar fever

Brazil wait with anticipation ahead of their World Cup quarter-final clash with Colombia.

Luiz Felipe Scolari’s men edged past Chile via penalties in their tricky round-of-16 tie and the Brazil coach believes the host nation already has one hand on the trophy.

Can Neymar step up once again and deliver?
Friday, 4 July 2014 12:00

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Howard’s heroics not enough to save USA

Another sublime goalkeeping display was on show at the World Cup as Tim Howard’s heroics on Tuesday evening nearly helped the USA book a place in the quarter-finals.

The 35-year-old made 15 saves against Belgium - more than any other goalkeeper has made since World Cup records began in 1966.

But despite Howard’s performance, Belgium edged through to the last eight with a 2-1 win in extra time.

The Daily Mail posted about this cartoon: America's goalie wizard! Internet tributes pour in for Tim Howard after his heroic performance in USA's World Cup loss to Belgium


Wednesday, 2 July 2014 12:00

Germany escape from Algeria


Algeria gave the world a historical performance in front of the three times world cup winner Germany, but Germany with their big experience grabbed the win in the extra halves and won 2-1.