WEST HAM star Manuel Lanzini’s Argentina World Cup dreams have been shattered after he ruptured knee ligaments in training this morning. Hammers midfielder Lanzini broke down in training with the Argentina squad and national team doctors have delivered a shattering diagnosis. [PARTE MÉDICO] Manuel Lanzini sufrió, en el entrenamiento matutino de hoy, la rotura del […]
SPAIN’S World Cup squad have arrived in Russia after receiving a royal send off from King Felipe VI. The 2010 champions landed in Krasnodar on Thursday evening after Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Switzerland. Julen Lopetegui’s squad arrived to Russia in style after they decided to ditch the team tracksuits. Every player was wearing a navy […]
PORTUGAL thumped Algeria 3-0 in their final friendly before the 2018 World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo returned to action for his side, but it was Paris Saint-Germain star Goncalo Guedes that stole the show. Guedes broke the deadlock after 17 minutes with a superb first-time finish following an assist from Andre Silva. Fernando Santos’ side doubled […]
EDEN HAZARD has taken a cheeky dig at England, saying: Belgium’s Golden Generation will not fail like yours. The Three Lions had a star-studded team between 2002 and 2006 but ended up losing in the quarter- finals of three successive major tournaments. Belgium are among the favourites to win the World Cup in Russia. And […]
THE World Cup-winning framework is still in place. Defending champions Germany will rely on six starters from the 2014 final against Argentina when they arrive in Russia. Joachim Low’s side are four years older, four years wiser. Manuel Neuer, Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels, Thomas Muller, Toni Kroos and Mesut Ozil were in the side when […]