Five reasons France won’t flop like 2010
AFP, Porto Alegre : France begin their World Cup campaign against Honduras on Sunday in Porto Alegre looking to wipe away the memories of four...
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World Cup football fever grips Pakistan
AFP, Karachi : A corner of Karachi will forever be Brazil. Seen from overseas, Pakistan’s biggest city this week issued a fresh reminder of its...
Japanese fans express regret over Nishimura’s call
AP, Tokyo : Japanese football fans took to social media Friday to express regret and shame over referee Yuichi Nishimura’s contentious calls in the World...
Japanese fans express regret over Nishimura’s call
AP, Tokyo : Japanese football fans took to social media Friday to express regret and shame over referee Yuichi Nishimura’s contentious calls in the World...
Dutch press hail ‘heroic’, ‘historic’ victory
AFP, The Hague :Dutch media hailed their football team’s World Cup mauling of Spain as “heroic” and “historic” on Saturday with headline writers going into...
England, Italy happy with Manaus pitch
AFP, Manaus :England manager Roy Hodgson and his Italy counterpart Cesare Prandelli declared themselves happy with the much-criticised Manaus pitch on the eve of their...
Chile beat Australia 3-1 in World Cup
AP, Cuiaba :Chile capitalized on a sluggish start by Australia to earn a 3-1 win in their World Cup opener on Friday, with Alexis Sanchez...
Grosics, goalie of great 1950s Hungary sides, dies
AP, Budapest :Gyula Grosics, the goalkeeper of Hungary’s Golden team of the 1950s, has died. He was 88.Grosics’ death on Friday was announced by his...