The Football Association have announced that England captain Harry Kane will not be wearing the One Love armband in England’s game against Iran this afternoon. Previously, FA chief executive Mark Bullingham had backed the decision to wear the armband and was willing to pay if there were sanctions , “I think there’s a possibility that […]
Tag: World Cup
When I watched Messi
For most people that want to see a goat, a petting zoo or farm would be the place to go but for me it was the Parc de Princes, a somewhat large and unassuming concrete bowl in Paris. Ever since my first game back in the U17 Pepsi Cup (featuring Theo Walcott) in September 2005, […]
2022 World Cup begins with defeat for Qatar as Ecuador cruise past hosts 2-0
For the first time in the 92-year history of the World Cup a host nation was defeated in their opening group game as Qatar fell to Ecuador. Enner Valencia was the hero for Gustavo Alfaro’s side, despite having an early goal disallowed after a controversial VAR decision he went on to score twice in the […]
Cheltenham born player set for his second World Cup
People in Cheltenham are preparing to cheer local hero Eric Dier as he prepares for his second World Cup for England next week. Gareth Southgate announced his 26-man squad for the tournament recently. With familiar faces such as Captain Harry Kane and young talents such as Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham. Included in the list […]
Wales fans have their say on who will be their stand out star!
Wales will play their first World Cup since 1958 beginning their campaign against USA on the 21st of November. There are many questions to ask with Wales vying for qualification to the knock-out rounds. We ran a poll to see who Wales fans feel will be their player of the tournament come the end of […]
England Rugby Women and Men’s side progress to World Cup Quarter-finals in style
England Women’s Rugby Union and Men’s League sides both cruised to comfortable wins on the weekend as they set sights for World Cup glory. England’s Women thrashed South Africa 75-0 to top pool C and set up a tantalising quarter-final against Australia. A heavily rotated Red Roses side ran in a remarkable 13 tries as […]
Saudi Arabia crash Lionel Messi’s farewell World Cup party
It was a Nightmare start for Lionel Messi’s Argentina as they suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia in the Qatar World Cup Group C game. Despite Messi scoring an early penalty to give Argentina the lead the Saudi side staged a second half comeback with goals from Al Shehri and Al Dawsari to […]
England Women vs Austria Women preview: World Cup Qualifying
England’s Women look to Extend their lead at the top of their World Cup Qualifying group as they prepare to play second placed Austria. Sarina Wiegman’s side are unbeaten so far having won all four of their games in group D, and are coming off the back of 10-0 and 8-0 wins in their previous […]
WORLD CUP: Who are the young stars?
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 […]
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 […]