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Worst Teams in World Cup History
Almost every World Cup has a team, usually the champions, which remain carved into our memories forever. However, the same can be said about the worst teams to appear in these tournaments, who don’t only lose all three group matches, but look extremely terrible doing so as well.
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World Cup Playoffs – Second Leg Predictions
Things are at boiling point around Europe, as Greece arrive to their second leg in the World Cup playoffs against Romania feeling more confident than any of the other visitors, but both the Ukraine in France and Portugal in Sweden have more than one reason to be optimistic. Iceland and Croatia is a slightly different story, in which the home side must figure out how to open up the unbreakable (so far) Icelandic defense.
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World Cup Playoffs – First Leg Results
Nothing is over, but some teams have huge leads towards the second leg. Ukraine stunned France with some wonderful counter attacking, beating the favorites 2-0, while Greece did concede an away goal but probably did enough with a 3-1 win over Romania. Cristiano Ronaldo won the battle of the stars, scoring the only goal in the 1-0 win over Sweden, while Iceland and Croatia ended their match in a goalless draw.
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World Cup Playoffs – UEFA Zone Predictions
After two one-sided matches to open the playoff week that fills up the final berths heading into the World Cup, the UEFA zone encounters should provide a bit more parity, as Iceland take on Croatia, Greece host Romania, Portugal play Sweden and the Ukraine encounter France, while most of the attention goes to the duel between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Sergio Vulcano – The Waiter That Looks Exactly Like Rafa Benitez
One of the more vicious nicknames Rafa Benitez got attached to him over the years is that of having the look of a Spanish waiter. Apparently, there’s a man in Napoli, Sergio Vulcano, who is a Benitez Doppelganger and happens to be working in the same profession.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic – Last Chance to Make the World Cup
In two World Cups with the Swedish national team, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has yet to score a goal. At 32, it’s safe to assume that the 2014 World Cup, if he manages to get past Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo, will be his last.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie Injury Conspiracy Theory
There’s no love lost between Dutch fitness coach Raymond Verheijen and Davide Moyes, with the former constantly attacking the Manchester United manager through twitter and other media services since the day he took the job. One issue he usually refers to is the mistreatment of Robin van Persie, claiming he has been given pain killers and is purposely overtrained, causing early injuries and coming at the cost of the national team.
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Bom Senso FC – Brazilian Footballers Want a Change
Brazilian footballers have had enough of a congested football calendar in the country, which offers almost no rest for players between the local leagues, national championship and continental competitions, as players took the opening minute in matches to protest by either simply standing with their arms crossed and doing nothing, or passing the ball back and forth, wasting time, like in the match between Flamengo and Sao Paulo.
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Lionel Messi – The FC Barcelona Injury Blame Game
After denial comes shock, and then comes guilt. At least when it comes to the injuries Lionel Messi has been picking up at an alarming race. At his club, Barcelona, it seems there are three things left to be done: Support him until he returns, talk about how they’ll do well without him, and trying to find a single person who can be used to pin the blame on.
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Cristiano Ronaldo – Better Than All the Striking Duos in Europe
As the Ballon d’Or approaches, it becomes clearer and clearer there should only be one winner – Cristiano Ronaldo. Even if he hasn’t won a single title this year and his national team might not even make it to the World Cup, his amazing scoring rate this year and especially this season, being a more efficient goal producer than the best striking partnerships around Europe.