England are on the right path under Roy Hodgson
England’s World Cup campaign finally got under way on Saturday night with a 2-1 defeat against Italy. It wasn’t ideal, of course, but the post match positive reaction was somewhat surprising and refreshing. Why were so man
Beautiful moment: kid is overcome with emotion as he meets his hero David Luiz
The World Cup is in full swing now and the hosts, Brazil, obviously have a larger following than every other nation competing in the competition. So much so, that every training session they have usually attracts a fairly lar
Lionel Messi’s World Cup showing: why mock a potential legend?
Lionel Messi’s average World Cup displays of the past have been one of the main talking points heading into this year’s tournament in Brazil. They heightened somewhat before Argentina’s game against Bosnia, with peop
Unseen footage: Joe Hart absolutely loses the plot after Pirlo’s free-kick
After opening their World Cup Group D campaign with a 2-1 loss against Italy, England’s players will be relaxing and focussing on their next winnable game against Uruguay. Joe Hart, England’s goalkeeper, might need a tad
Keep your eyes on the prize not on the pies
Take a look at all the football nutrition and Brazil facts you need to know for the duration of this years World Cup! Kinetica are also celebrating with two new limited edition natural flavours inspired by the tropical country an
Brave: lone Croatia fan in Manaus Square vents anger at soft penalty
We’re a bit behind on this but felt it was still worth sharing with you guys, not just because it’s quite funny but because it’s a situation we’ve all probably been in one time or another throughout our football supporting lives. …
The year I fell in love with football: France ’98
One crazy month spent with a young Brazilian with the world at his feet, a magical Dutchman who wouldn’t fly, a country who had the best kits I had ever seen (Croatia), a group of peroxide blonde Romanians and a
World Cup 2014: an XI made up of potential stars
The World Cup is a magical period of the summer where the entire world unites in fascination of ‘the beautiful game’. All international political differences and foreign policies are put aside as eleven men from each of the b
USA Soccer Guy releases brilliant spoof World Cup song
The official World Cup song by Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte hasn’t gone down too well at all. Lopez herself clearly doesn’t rate it after refusing to perform the song live at the opening ceremony on Thursday. Than
What is probable and possible at the 2014 World Cup
From the fans to the players to the media, a huge chunk of the world is ready and excited for what is set to be a magnificent 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Over one billion people will watch 32 nations …
Roy’s boys – a selection dilemma for the England manager
It happens in the run up to every major tournament, questions are asked, rumours are spread and opinions are vented – just who should be on the plane representing England at the World Cup in what promises to be an
Brilliant Japanese noodle commercial for the World Cup
It’s commercials galore at the moment as the World Cup edges closer and closer. It’s a time when advertisers are desperate to create a gem that has the potential to go viral and promote their product throughout the wo
Japan’s Shinji Okazaki: one to watch in Brazil
Record breaker Shinji Okazaki will be the man tasked with leading the line for Japan this summer in Brazil. The FSV 05 Mainz striker who joined from VfB Stuttgart in the summer of 2013 finished the season with an im
Zinedine Zidane shows once again that he’s still ‘got it’
Seeing as the World Cup in Brazil is almost here, we felt it was more than appropriate to share this video of World Cup legend Zinedine Zidane tearing it up during a recent Real Madrid versus Inter Milan legends game. …
If I was Roy Hodgson…
The title of this post is a line that will be heard from pubs to offices to schools to kitchen tables to pretty much anywhere and everywhere up and down England over the next month. World Cup year is a time …