LET the countdown begin. The World Cup is now 100 days away – so the next 99 days (and less) could be career defining for so many players attempting to fight their ways into squads the world over. The four-year wait since Germany beat Argentina 1-0 after 120 minutes in the Maracana is entering its […]
OVIDIU HATEGAN – the World Cup referee who cost Northern Ireland their place in Russia this summer – has admitted his mistake after being axed for the finals. The Romanian was in charge of the play-off first leg at Windsor Park in November when he awarded the Swiss a controversial penalty. The official decided Corry […]
ENGLAND will find out today who they will face next summer in Russia, with the draw taking place in Moscow. All 32 sides will find out their schedule for the group stage, but just as importantly, they will also have to start making plans for where their base will be as where each country is […]
EYEBROWS were raised when Liverpool splashed a whopping £36.9million to sign Chelsea flop Mohamed Salah from Roma this summer. But he’s easily thrown his hat in the ring to be crowned the signing of the season after a tremendous start to 2017-18. During his brief stint at Liverpool, Salah has scored 14 times and laid […]
PERU celebrated their qualification for the 2018 Russia World Cup so much that they caused earthquake alerts The 2-0 win over New Zealand sparkled such celebrations at the national stadium in Lima that Earthquake Network app sent out a warning. When Jefferson Farfan opened the scoring after 28 minutes the crowd went so wild that […]