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World Cup – Group D Predictions
In terms of history, Group D is the group of death in the 2014 World Cup, as three national sides with a championship in their past – Italy, England and Uruguay will try to shrug off the pesky Costa Rica on their way to the round of 16.
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10 Oldest Players Heading Into the 2014 World Cup
Only one national team, Colombia, has more than one player in the top 10 of oldest players who’ll be part of the 2014 World Cup, featuring Mario Yepes and Faryd Mondragon. It’s not only fringe and lesser known players on this list, as fading stars like Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, Gianluigi Buffon and Miroslav Klose have also made it into the list.
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World Cup – Group C Predictions
Although some might consider Group C to be the weakest among the eight in the 2014 World Cup, it is also one of the most difficult to predict with a wide open race for the two qualifying spots, as the Ivory Coast, Colombia and Japan hold the promise of some very exciting football, while Greece will be there as usual to spoil it for everyone.
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World Cup – Sponsors Suddenly Unhappy About Qatar as Hosts
As long as the money kept flowing, nobody at FIFA batted an eye. But with the latest revelations about the alleged corruption taking in place when handing the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, the top-tier sponsors like Adidas, Sony and Visa are requesting further investigation from football’s governing body, something we usually don’t get to see from a corrupt and polluted organization.
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World Cup – Group B Predictions
Something of a Group of Death, Group B in the 2014 World Cup has the two previous finalists in Spain and the Netherlands, but also a very good team like Chile with plenty of expectations and an Australian side that isn’t really likely to qualify, but will probably be a very difficult outing for all three opponents.
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World Cup – Group A Predictions
The group of the hosts seems like Brazil and three more teams battling for second place, as Mexico and Croatia seem a bit more likely to finish ahead of Cameroon, who seem weaker and weaker with every big tournament they reach.
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World Cup – Final Squads
Only one week left before the 2014 World Cup in Brazil kicks off, which means all 32 teams have handed in their squads of 23 players, with no big surprises or omissions on any of the bigger or more popular sides except for some known injuries.
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Transfer Rumors 2014 – Barcelona Very Close to Signing Ivan Rakitic
Changes are coming to Barcelona after a season without a single meaningful title and three years of no Champions League trophy. Bringing creativity and talent to their midfield seems to be on the agenda, and on top of the list of players who fit the description seems to be Ivan Rakitic of Sevilla.
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Los Angeles Lakers – Even Jurgen Klinsmann Thinks They Overpaid Kobe Bryant
Once every four years soccer takes center stage in the United States, sort of, because of the World Cup. Jurgen Klinsmann, the head coach of the national team, creates headlines with his words during this time, and used an NBA analogy, criticizing the Los Angeles Lakers for giving Kobe Bryant a huge two-year deal despite his age and current ability to justify not including Landon Donovan in the World Cup squad.
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9 Best Infograhpics on the 2014 World Cup
The biggest sporting event in the world, the 2014 World Cup, deserves a special kind of attention. Previews, Predictions and countless words about who is going to win in Brazil, but it’s a little bit nicer getting your information overdose by reviewing infographics instead of text that never ends.