Ivory Coast’s African Player of the Year Yaya Toure is doubtful for their opening World Cup group game with Japan on Saturday, coach Sabri Lamouchi told the Ivorian press on Tuesday. The 31-year-old Manchester City star — whose performances and 20…
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England must be clinical and stop squandering scoring opportunities to have any hope of beating the All Blacks, hooker Dylan Hartley said Tuesday. A weakened England side came close to upsetting the world champions in Auckland on Saturday, only to lose…
Abedi Ayew, known popularly as Abedi Pele, was undoubtedly one of the finest footballers ever to come out of Africa.…
Jordan Ayew scored three goals and Asamoah Gyan netted another on Monday in his return to the starting line-up as…
Following their 2-1 victory on Saturday over fellow FIFA World Cup™ participants Nigeria, USA arrived in Brazil this Monday morning.…
Brazil briefly held its breath when Neymar went down clutching his right ankle in training on Monday, but the incident turned out to be nothing more than a momentary scare. The fact that the 22-year-old forward went down when none of his national team…
Everybody knows someone who likes to say these words every four years, right? “I only watch soccer when the World Cup is on.” If that description accurately describes you, your time has arrived. We’re counting down to the start of the 2014 FIFA World…
Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill admits he expects Roy Keane to “blow up” — but said he was relieved the former Manchester United skipper had opted to remain his assistant. Keane last week turned down an approach from Scottish champions Celtic…
Stoke manager Mark Hughes was reunited with Steve Sidwell on Monday after agreeing to sign the former Fulham midfielder on a free transfer. Sidwell was released by Fulham following their relegation from the Premier League, but he has made a quick return…
Australia captain Mile Jedinak believes his side’s early arrival in Brazil will stand them in good stead once the World Cup begins in earnest. Australia were the first team to arrive in Brazil and played a friendly against Croatia in Salvador last Friday…