He arrived at the tournament barely known outside African football. He left as one of its most recognisable figures, having accumulated almost 30 million Instagram followers. The Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha has since found out
PFA chief Maheta Molango has warned that the World Cup could become a survival of the fittest, and that strong performance in the summer tournament could be to the detriment of a player’s long-term career.
The 48 teams that have qualified for the World Cups have been announcing their squads, with England among the latest to do so. And the headlines have already begun to be made by
According to the latest betting, Brazil are the favourites to win the World Cup for what would be a record sixth time, followed by their South American neighbours and rivals, Argentina, and then the defending
In the coming weeks, literally billions of dollars will be bet on the World Cup in Qatar, in virtually every country where it is legal (and in many where, strictly speaking, it is against the
A member of the unbeaten Arsenal FC team of the 2003/04 English Premier League season, Robert Emmanuel Pires was also a World Cup and European Championship winner with the French national team. Voted by the
One of the best goalkeepers to play in the English football league, Bonetti was a legendary figure at Chelsea FC, where he competed in 600 league games for the club. A member of the 1966
Continuing the series that looks at those thankfully rare times in football history when fans went to a football match but never made it home afterwards. (For Part One click here; Part Two here; Part
Continuing a look back at major international tournaments where the fianl was decided by a penalty shoot-out. For the first part, please click here. 2004 Copa América Brazil Argentina This weekend’s final of the Copa
This Sunday, the finals of two international football; tournaments will take place. England will play Italy in the finals of the Euros at Wembley Stadium in London, whilst 6,000 miles away, Brazil will play Argentina
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