Tag Archives: World Cup

England fans finally had something to shout about at a major tournament this summer, after many, many, many years of hurt. After ‘’it’s coming home,’’ fever swept across the land, we thought it would be the perfect time to take a stroll down memory lane and check out who the ...

England centre-back Harry Maguire has admitted that he still gets a buzz from watching highlights of the Three Lions run to the World Cup semi-final in Russia earlier this summer. Gareth Southgate’s young squad headed to the World Cup this summer with expectations among the English public at an all-time ...

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has revealed his admiration for Harry Kane’s attitude after the England captain returned from the World Cup disappointed that he did not score more goals. Kane finished as the tournaments’ top scorer with six goals as he captained the Three Lions to their best World ...

Mesut Ozil’s decision to retire from international continues to dominate the headlines, with Eintracht Frankfurt chief Fredi Bobic labelling the Arsenal star as “cowardly.” Germany had a massively disappointing World Cup campaign in which the four time winners were knocked out in the Group Stage, and Ozil announced his decision to ...

Manchester City and England attacker Raheem Sterling has been the target of a pretty disgraceful smear campaign by certain sections of the British tabloid press over recent years. Of course there are large amounts of society that are intelligent enough to see through the media’s actions, although sadly there are ...

German FA president Reinhard Grindel has admitted to a number of mistakes being made in the situation which resulted in Mesut Ozil announcing his international retirement last week. The Arsenal playmaker was widely criticised after he was pictured with controversial Turkish President Recep Erdogan before the World Cup, with his ...

Mesut Ozil’s decision to retire from international football with Germany is continuing to dominate the headlines today, with the Arsenal stars agent Dr. Erkut Sogut, launching an impassioned defence of his client. Yesterday saw Bayern Munich chief Uli Hoeness brutally attack Ozil’s decision to quit international football due to claims of racism ...

England hero Harry Maguire has admitted that he is keen to play ‘at the highest level’ with Manchester United thought to be interested. The Leicester City centre-back was one of the star performers for England at the World Cup, being an integral part of Gareth Southgate’s defence, as well as ...

Mesut Ozil has claimed that he will no longer wear the German National team shirt after being disrespected by high ranking officials in the German FA (DFB). The Arsenal midfielder was widely criticised in Germany this summer for his decision to be pictured with controversial Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan, ...

Ander Herrera has described David de Gea as the best in the world, despite criticism from the Spanish press following his performances at the World Cup this summer. The Manchester United goalkeeper was widely criticised in the Spanish media after some uncharacteristicly error strewn displays, making just one save in ...