A classic European, South American encounter. The group F opener between Argentina and Bosnia Herzegovina promised to be an entertaining game primarily because of the quality of the players both teams parade. Equally, it is the tournament where the magical Lionel Messi, the first player to win four FIFA/Ballon d’Or, ...

The shock defeat of Uruguay by Costa Rica in the first match of this group, made the England and Italy match even more important, as whoever wins this would fancy their chances of topping group D. However, I had only concluded that nothing else would surprise me again, in this ...

The next big game of the 2014 World Cup was the match between two European giants; Spain and Netherlands. A replay of the 2010 final match, no one imagined the Dutch masterclass that was to come. The game started with the Spanish team spreading the ball around, trying to impose ...

As the Brazilian National team sang their national anthem passionately in that packed São Paulo stadium, I could feel the commitment of the team and it was clear that nothing but a win would be acceptable from the home team. It was quite a sight watching Eduardo, the Brazilian born ...

The manner of the FA Cup victory left me wondering Has Arsene found his mojo and Arsenal their winning toga? Perhaps, they may have just regained their invincibility That I gloated in poetic bliss, of its untimely extinction   Today, the specialist in failure has a trophy While the fear ...