The World Cup quarter-finals conclude on Saturday evening as hosts Russia do battle with dark horses Croatia at the Fischt Stadium. Both teams coming into the clash having required a penalty shoot-out to book their respective places in the last-eight. Croatia edged past Denmark following a 1-1 draw in extra-time, whilst Russia ousted Spain as
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Posted on July 6, 2018
Posted on April 19, 2018
Brazil superstar Neymar is pretty optimistic about his chances of leading the Selecao at the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia. The mercurial forward suffered a broken metatarsal bone in his foot on 25th February and subsequently underwent a surgery to repair the problem. This has ruled him out of the remainder of the season,
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Posted on March 20, 2018
New Wales national team manager Ryan Giggs has moved to reveal that he hopes to promote young talent and build a good base for the future in his new role. The former Manchester United star pipped Craig Bellamy and Osian Roberts to the post, with many doubting his managerial credentials. Ryan Giggs will make his
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Posted on December 13, 2017
Australia head towards 2018 without a manager in charge of their national football team and the Socceroos Football Federation faces a big decision ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Russia. Australia qualified for the showpiece tournament after beating Honduras in an intercontinental playoff and have been pitted against France, Peru and Denmark in Group
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Posted on November 15, 2017
The Italian national team suffered a devastating tragedy in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying. The Azzurri failed to qualify for their first World Cup since 1958 after slumping to a 1-0 aggregate play-off defeat at the hands of resilient Sweden. The embarrassing result sent shockwaves through the football community in the country with pressure
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Posted on November 14, 2017
Australia did well to hold Honduras to a goalless draw in the first leg, even dominating the encounter at times, and the Socceroos hope their advanced recovery techniques will give them the extra edge in the return leg over the team that cannot afford access to expensive equipment and will have to dig deep to
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Posted on November 13, 2017
Republic of Ireland held on to a goalless draw in the first leg and now hope to secure the ticket to Russia in front of the packed Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Nevertheless, many still see Denmark as the favourites to go through, with the Nordic side heavily relying on Spurs maestro Christian Eriksen. Republic of
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Posted on November 10, 2017
Switzerland made a giant step towards the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia with a 1-0 win in Belfast and they are now expected to finish the job in the return leg. Northern Ireland fell victim to a controversial penalty awarded to the opposition, but given their poor performance, they will have to do much
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Posted on November 8, 2017
Sweden will be hoping to reach the first World Cup finals since 2006 when they take on Italy in the 2018 World Cup play-offs. The Azzurri, on the other hand, have so far only failed to qualify for the 1958 World Cup held in Sweden, and they’ve got four WC trophies to their name. After
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Posted on November 7, 2017
Star-studded Croatia side will have to try and reach Russia via the play-offs after making a mess out of their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. Greece, on the other hand, were somewhat fortunate not to get eliminated in the group stage, and it remains to be seen whether they can produce another upset. The Croatian
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