Germany, Portugal, Quaresma – Five days at the World Cup
June 24th to 28th The World Cup group stage has concluded almost as quickly as it began- and what a ride it was. We’ve had shocks, we’ve had permutations and, just this [...]
June 2018
World Cup – Belgium 1 – 0 England: Five things we learnt
England lost 1-0 to Belgium in their final game of the group stages. A sumptuous goal by Adnan Januzaj sealed the defeat for Gareth Southgate’s men, confirming their place [...]
World Cup: Germany, Belgium, Romelu Lukaku Group E-H round up
The World Cup has provided us with weeks of entertainment and VAR controversy. 2014 champions Germany have been the centre of attention, crashing out of the tournament much [...]
World Cup: Russia, Portugal, Ronaldo- Group A-D round up
Team that surprised us Russia Expectations could not have been lower for the host nation before the tournament. There was a palpable grim pessimism among Russian supporters [...]
Croatia, Japan, Lionel Messi: Five days at the World Cup
June 19 to 23. The 2018 FIFA World Cup continued with surprising wins for Senegal and Japan and the start of the second round of group games. Florence Lloyd-Hughes has the [...]
World Cup – Panama 1 – 6 England: Five things we learnt
Alasdair Hooper takes a look at what’s working and what needs work for the Three Lions heading into their final group match vs joint Group G leaders Belgium. Even [...]
England, Germany, Ronaldo: Five days at the World Cup
The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia is most definitely underway with exciting last minute goals from England, surprising draws between Spain and Portugal and unexpected struggles [...]
World Cup: Why Chelsea’s Eden Hazard is key for Belgium
Following Belgium’s 3-0 win over Panama in their opening World Cup group game, Maryam Naz looks at why Eden Hazard could be key for his country, if they are to prove their [...]
World Cup- England 2-1 Tunisia: Five things we learnt
Harry Kane scored twice, including a 91st- minute winner to secure a vital opening 2-1 win for Gareth Southgate’s side over a dogged and resilient Tunisia side. England [...]
World Cup: Serie A players to watch in Russia
Ben Darvill profiles his top five Serie A players turning out for their national sides at the 2018 World Cup and discusses just how much of a difference they can make to [...]
The Offside Rule 