Diego Costa made a relatively low key debut for Spain against Italy yesterday while Brazil romped to a 5-0 win over South Africa. But Brazil’s two centre forwards used, Fred and Jo, did not have a shot on goal between them while Costa is likely to get better. This week, …
Read More »Local vs foreign coach issue explodes in Nigeria as World Cup looms
The foreign versus local row kicks off in Nigeria as local coach Stephen Keshi, only the second person to win the African Cup of Nations as a player and coach, resists efforts to impose an “assistant” on him. One anonymous NFF official explained that Keshi is not technically sound and …
Read More »W/Cup watch: Why Argentina will not take Tevez to Brazil 2014
Lionel Messi might be the best player in the world but Carlos Tevez is still Argentina’s most popular player. Not that this fact seems likely to get Tevez a ticket to the Brazil 2014 World Cup. Plus Brazil coach Luis “Big Phil” Scolari looks set to rest his country’s World …
Read More »Spain’s down with OPP, Neymar’s saucy 69 and Minala’s age-old secret
Is it June yet? Nothing like seeing your top strikers knocking them in for fun to get excited about the World Cup. Oh yeah, Argentina has it in the bag. All the Argies need now are two full backs, a solid central defensive partnership, a steady goalkeeper, a reliable box-to-box …
Read More »W/Cup Watch: Will Brazil’s most lethal player star for Spain at the World Cup?
Got World Cup fever? Let Wired868 take care of those symptoms over the coming months as football fans get ready for the greatest single event sporting competition on the planet: the FIFA World Cup. Every week, our World Cup Watch will feature the best articles from across the worldwide web …
Read More »Can Brazil deliver the World Cup stadia, much less the crown?
You know things are likely to be dicey when one of the host nation’s most famous players, Romario, tells FIFA to stick the World Cup where the sun doesn’t shine. And protesters are just one of a multitude of problems that the Brazil 2014 World Cup faces. Wired868 will keep …
Read More »Soca Warriors book Iran friendly in Brazil
The Trinidad and Tobago national senior football team will get a taste of the Brazil 2014 World Cup atmosphere after all as the “Soca Warriors” today confirmed a friendly international date against Iran on 8 June 2014 in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Sao Paolo will host the World Cup’s opening match, …
Read More »Hart promises “sensible” Warriors approach against Argentina
Trinidad and Tobago national football team head coach Stephen Hart has promised to take a “sensible” approach when the “Soca Warriors” face Argentina on 4 June 2014, just two weeks before the two-time World Cup champion team kicks off its Brazil 2014 campaign. At present, Argentina is ranked third in …
Read More »Messi future: Soca Warriors snare glamour Argentina friendly
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team looks set for a glamour international friendly with Argentina just two weeks before the heralded South American football nation kicks off its Brazil 2014 World Cup campaign against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Rio de Janeiro. The Argentina FA revealed the fixture to international …
Read More »DIRECTV offers unique 2014 World Cup coverage
DIRECTV Sports warmed up for its Brazil 2014 World Cup coverage at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup from which all matches were broadcast in high-definition. At the 2014 World Cup, all 64 matches will be broadcast live and in high definition and additional channels will be activated to allow viewers …
Read More »Brazil 2014 W/Cup perched on socio-political time bomb
On Sunday night, a tremendous left footed strike from 21-year-old Brazil football prodigy, Neymar Junior, shifted the balance of power at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro as hosts, Brazil, produced a stunning 3-0 win over Spain in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup final. But, yesterday, protest groups in …
Read More »Why Brazilians are protesting the 2014 World Cup
Most Brazilians feel that the biggest football festival in the world, along with the foundation of their country, is being stolen from them. By Marina Amaral and Natalia Viana On Wednesday, days after massive protests took over the streets, officials in 14 cities in Brazil—including the capitals Sao Paulo, Rio …
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