At the 2014 World Cup, James Rodriguez won the Golden Boot, goal of the tournament and was named in the All-Star team and the Dream team of the tournament. He later secured a £63m move to Real Madrid. At the 2010 World Cup, Thomas Muller won the Golden Boot and the Best Young Player. His […]
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WORLD CUP 2018: Missing XI Dream Team
The World Cup is one of sport’s greatest ever concepts – an all-inclusive competition uniting the entire globe. Teams from all the metaphorical corners of Earth will ascend upon a single nation – this time Russia – and compete to show why they are the best. A downside to this though, is there needs to […]
WORLD CUP: England’s Route to Moscow
Firstly, they are placed in Group G, alongside Belgium (currently at the height of their ‘Golden Generation’), Panama and Tunisia. England open against Tunisia on the 18th of June, with the game against Panama six days later, meaning that the last game against Belgium is likely to be pivotal in securing top spot in their group. After […]
WORLD CUP 2018: How far can Iceland and Panama go?
In qualification, Iceland did a stellar job. They managed to top a group containing Croatia, Ukraine and Turkey, winning seven games and scoring the most goals in the process. Meanwhile, Panama – in truth – scraped through the qualification process. They finished third, on a negative goal difference (but above the USA who finished in […]
ROAD TO GLORY: Football league to World Cup Glory
With Gareth Southgate announcing his 23 man squad to take to Russia this summer, one thing which is always debated is who has been left out. Instead the focus should be on the players who will be taking part this summer. Only 4 years ago Leicester City’s Harry Maguire was playing in League One with Sheffield United and […]
LEFT AT HOME: The biggest names not picked for the World Cup
With the World Cup kicking off in just 26 days, it’s getting to that time where countries are finally releasing their 23-man squads that will travel to Russia. It is every player’s dream to represent their country at the world’s biggest stage, so the months and weeks leading up to it are just as nail-biting […]