To say the French national team has been in a state of flux over the last four years may be a gross misrepresentation of the facts. However, there has been one constant throughout any of the turmoil, and that’s been the steady play of one Franck Ribery. The French were counting on his goal scoring […]

The World Cup isn’t just an international celebration of the beautiful game; it is an international advertising juggernaut as well. While the Super Bowl claims to be king of the advertising world, there is no denying the power of putting yourself in front of the biggest international audience in sports. So much so that eight […]

The 2014 World Cup is just days away, in fact we’re just one week away from the first game of the tournament. Over the last few days we’ve previewed the group featuring host Brazil and the other “Group of Death.” So, it’s only right that we bring things down a notch from the highs of […]

For 736 players, years of hard work and sacrifice are about to pay off with a trip to represent their country in the 2014 World Cup. However, for every player that made a 23-man roster there are others left behind wondering what went wrong and how they didn’t make the list themselves. Among that group […]

To say Qatar hosting the 2022 World Cup is in serious trouble would be an understatement, given the bribery scandal engulfing the head of the national organization and the bid to host the 2022 World Cup. However, we won’t know the full details of what FIFA finds until after the current World Cup is over […]

Believe it or not, we’re inside 10 days to the start of the 2014 World Cup. I know, we’re anxious to get these final few days done and get the games going. With that in mind, it’s time to start breaking down the action that will happen on fields across Brazil. Over the next eight […]

All the rosters are set for the 2014 World Cup, barring any crazy injuries (we’ve seen enough of them already) of course. On Monday, one of the most high-profile rosters yet to be set was that of Brazil’s rivals—Argentina. Well, it wouldn’t be Argentinian soccer without a little drama and we got just that as […]

We continue are look at the rosters of some of the biggest teams entering the World Cup, with Italy. The Italians have been one of the most difficult teams to figure out in world soccer. They have won four World Cup titles (most recently in 2006), been in six finals overall and yet they’ve also […]

Monday is the deadline for the 32 teams heading to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup to make their 23-man rosters known. However, for a select group of teams that deadline date wasn’t needed, which included reigning World Cup champion Spain. La Furia Roja announced their 23-man roster on Sunday, and made some headlines in the […]