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Germany: worthy World Cup winners

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past 24 hours, I’m sure you’re fully aware of the fact that Germany are now world champions after defeating Lionel Messi’s Argentina 1-0 in the World Cup final and, in my

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Hilarious: red carded player runs off the pitch screaming and shrieking

Reactions to red cards can vary significantly. From a shrug of the shoulders to an almighty protest, professional footballers and their actions when being sent for an early bath can be quite different. Alhaji Kamara is certain

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Songwriter Tom Rosenthal pens excellent Luis Suarez ballad

Yes, the Luis Suarez bite is old news, it’s been covered to death and the World Cup has moved on since. It shouldn’t be forgotten though, so songwriter Tom Rosenthal has written a tune about probably the most hated fo

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A look back at Holland v Mexico: match highlights

Fortaleza provided the venue for an intriguing second round clash between Holland and Mexico which promised to be a wonderful game in keeping with the enthralling end-to-end football that has made the 2014 World Cup o

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Oops: angry American shouts abuse at Van Persie thinking he’s ‘cheater’ Robben

This World Cup could be the turning point for football (soccer) in the United States after the USMNT’s valiant effort in Brazil seemed to gain a huge following back home in America with fans crowding bars and hogging sofas

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Ryan ‘Mini Messi’ Gauld’s best bits

Nicknamed the ‘Mini Messi’, Dundee United’s Ryan Gauld completed a £3million switch to Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday where he’ll no doubt be hoping their excellent coaching methods will help him impro

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The No Rules Cup: hilarious video reenacting the best goals of the World Cup

This summer, William Lawson’s are helping a bunch of real fans create a ballsy alternative to the usual hype and hysteria surrounding football. All the best and worst moments of this summer’s action are being recreated in

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FIFA need to toughen up and quick

That bite from Luis Suarez was awful. That ban is a joke. There are, and shouldn’t, be any excuses for such an act. So why then has FIFA banned Luis Suarez for a measly nine international games and four months?

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Win £3000 sponsorship for your local team

It’s been exactly 13 days since Italy lost to Costa Rica and we found out that England was well and truly without a hope in Brazil. Not sure about you guys, but we’ve been slowly recovering from the heart-wrenching d

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Brazil fan films himself farting on Neymar’s girlfriend

Yes, you did read the headline correctly. It happened. We aren’t proud of it, Neymar’s girlfriend Bruna Marquezine definitely isn’t proud of it, and the man in question probably isn’t proud of it either. Actually, he’s probably chu

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World Cup: fantastic commentary on James Rodriguez’s stunning goal

James Rodriguez’s goal against Uruguay is easily one of, if not the best goal of the World Cup so far. Australia’s Tim Cahill might have something to say about that though but the Colombian’s strike is easily in the top two at

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World Cup: Brazil good but not great

Brazil. A Selecao. Canarinho. They’ve helped form the football landscape all around the world with their phenomenal conveyor belt of talent and their care free attitude to football and the way they skilfully play the game. When y

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Jermain Defoe fights teammate over free-kick; teammate scores

You remember former Spurs striker Jermain Defoe, right? His goalscoring exploits are virtually impossible to ignore. He was one of the best finishers the Premier League has seen in recent years and was adored by Spurs fa

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World Cup: Croatia and Mexico fans in mass brawl during Group A clash

Miguel Herrera’s Mexico cemented their place in the last 16 of the World Cup on Monday after convincingly beating Croatia 3-1 in an impressive performance. Sadly though, occurrences in the stands have been making

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Why I can’t see the USA getting the 2022 World Cup

The corruption and lies that have gone on with the Qatar World Cup bid wouldn’t have looked out of place on Corrie or Emmerdale, or whatever you youngsters watch nowadays! Maybe it’s all due to the fact that Sepp Bla