World Cup

Huge strides are being made in women’s football, but have the FAI already missed the boat to capitalise on the success of the World Cup for the betterment of Irish football? The Women’s World Cup comes to a conclusion this weekend. Sweden have claimed third place after their 2-1 win …

England manager Phil Neville’s criticism of Cameroon players came across as hypocritical and unnecessary, while VAR is resulting in more problems than solutions. Picture the scene: it’s a mild summer’s day in suburban England, when a football match breaks out into an all-out brawl. Young girls are spitting on their …

The Women’s World Cup has so far contained everything one could hope for from a great international tournament, including drama, last-minute goals, and unbelievable comebacks. And there’s still more to come. In 2015 the Fifa Women’s World Cup was expanded from 16 teams to 24, which gave the competition a …

The kits on display in this summer’s World Cup are sensational, but which one comes in first and, more importantly, last place? The Fifa Women’s World Cup is kicking off this week and the competition promises to be stronger than ever. The defending champions USA are good odds to retain …

Former England captain Wayne Rooney has said that the performance put in by the current crop of internationals at the World Cup this summer has restored the nations pride in the national team. Rooney brought the curtain down on his international playing days in August 2017, having established himself as …

Carlos Tevez has pleaded with Argentina captain Lionel Messi not to quit international football after yet another tournament of disappointment for the La Albiceleste at this summers World Cup in Russia. Messi and his team-mates came in for some heavy criticism after a humiliating 3-0 Group Stage loss to Croatia, and …

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has urged his star attacker Leroy Sane to use the disappointment of being left out of Germany’s World Cup squad as a means of making him stronger for the future. Premier League fans were left aghast when Germany coach Joachim Low decided not to take …

France striker Olivier Giruod has admitted that winning this summers World Cup in France has fulfilled his childhood dreams. The Chelsea striker has come in for plenty of criticism for not finding the net for Les Blues in Russia this summer, but the former Arsenal man revealed that he uses …

Paul Pogba has won many plaudits for his mature displays during France’s World Cup triumph in Russia this summer. The Manchester United midfielder’s displays for Les Blues have gone a long way to answering some of his critics, and after seeing the inspirational team talk he gave to his team-mates …

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has defended under fire Germany stars Mesut Ozil and İlkay Gundogan. Germany went into this summers World Cup as reigning Champions, but were embarrassingly dumped out in the Group stages after losses to Mexico and South Korea. Many fans and pundits believe that a big reason for Die …