Reports from Brazil suggest that their talismanic striker Neymar has been ruled out of the World Cup with fractured third vertebrae. He was stretchered off in the dying minutes of Brazil’s 2-1 victory over Colombia in obvious pain after sustaining a back injury inflicted by Juan Zuniga and was taken straight to hospital for several tests. […]
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Brazil and Mexico top Group A, set up ties with Chile and Netherlands
CAMEROON 1, BRAZIL 4 (WORLD CUP GROUP A) CROATIA 1, MEXICO 3 (WORLD CUP GROUP A) NEYMAR SCORES 100TH GOAL AT BRAZIL 2014, CHILE NEXT FOR BRAZIL, MEXICO HAVE NETHERLANDS NEXT For just a couple of minutes towards the end of these final group games there was the prospect of Mexico finishing top of their […]
Brazil exploit luckless Pletikosa to beat Croatia
BRAZIL 3, CROATIA 1 (WORLD CUP GROUP A) There was plenty of proof if it were required that Brazil will have to scrap every step of the way if they are to fulfil their ‘footballing destiny’ and win the World Cup on home soil after they used a huge slice of luck to finish 3-1 winners against […]
Fernandinho scores his first international goal as Brazil rout South Africa
Fernandinho scored his first goal for Brazil as they routed South Africa 5-0 in Johannesburg. The Manchester City midfielder’s late powerful strike made it 4-0 before Neymar completed his hat trick in injury time after collecting a knock back by former City striker Jo who was on as a substitute. Chelsea play-maker Oscar had earlier […]
Gerardo Martino – “Manchester City v Barcelona is the tightest tie of them all”
Barcelona manager Gerardo Martino is aware of the pressure that his team is under to succeed in the Champions League but also declared that tomorrow’s tie was a mouthwatering prospect for fans and offered his thoughts on tactics for the forthcoming game. “For the last six seasons Barca has played in the Semi Finals of […]