A young French team looks to make history against Croatia’s Golden Generation, who are aiming to win the nation’s first-ever World Cup when the two sides face off in Moscow, writes DEAN WORKMAN.
Fifa’s official award for the World Cup’s best player has often raised eyebrows – including a three-year run of jinxing a player who’d go on to have a final to forget.
From a decorated Spanish defender to a Polish playmaker, via several Germans, these players arrived at the World Cup with high expectations – and failed to deliver.
Thomas Meunier and Eden Hazard combined to secure Belgium’s best performance at a World Cup as they edged England 2-0 in the third-place play-off in St Petersburg on Saturday.
It began with a deal for a fullback and ended with Juventus signing Real Madrid’s greatest ever goal-scorer – here is how the stunning transfer happened.
A Hall of Fame baseball executive by the name of Branch Rickey once said, ‘trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late’.
Juventus’ sensational acquisition of Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid has landed them one of the greatest goal-scorers in the game’s history.
With Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar all out of the World Cup, a number of stars will have the opportunity to make their mark by winning the Golden Ball. DEAN WORKMAN explores.