When the Austrian national team trooped from the field following an extremely unlucky 2-1 defeat to Germany in their opening qualifier for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ in mid-September, dismay and frustration at falling just short of a shock result against their mighty neighbours was etched on the players’ faces. Despite warm applause and encouraging chants from the Vienna ... Read More »
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Goal king Saborio leads Ticos by example
After two damaging defeats by CONCACAF rivals Mexico, Costa Rica have lost whatever room for error they enjoyed on the road to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™. Those setbacks were body blows for Los Ticos, leaving them third in Group B and threatening to derail their campaign before it could properly get underway. As a result, they must now ... Read More »
Goal king Saborio leads Ticos
After two damaging defeats by CONCACAF rivals Mexico, Costa Rica have lost whatever room for error they enjoyed on the road to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™. Those setbacks were body blows for Los Ticos, leaving them third in Group B and threatening to derail their campaign before it could properly get underway. As a result, they must now ... Read More »
Saborio leads Ticos
After two damaging defeats by CONCACAF rivals Mexico, Costa Rica have lost whatever room for error they enjoyed on the road to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™. Those setbacks were body blows for Los Ticos, leaving them third in Group B and threatening to derail their campaign before it could properly get underway. As a result, they must now ... Read More »
Drogba: We’re trying to move forward
In Côte d’Ivoire, the name Didier Drogba stands for far more than football. It’s the incarnation of the power of sports as a tool for development and hope. When conflicts arise and even when civil war was raging in his country ahead of Les Elephants’ participation at the 2006 FIFA World Cup™, Drogba emerged as a strong symbol to play ... Read More »
Okyere: The eyes of Africa are on us
“This is what we came for, to make history,” said exultant Ghana captain Priscilla Okyere, speaking after her side had pulled off the shock of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Azerbaijan 2012 by beating tournament favourites Japan 1-0 in Friday’s quarter-finals. “And we’ve made it,” continued the midfielder. “We’ve made history but we want more. We’re hoping to beat ... Read More »
Lesser lights shine as leaders slip up
The A-League commenced with record crowds, despite a modest start for the league’s glamour signings. Meanwhile, the poor form of the leaders in China PR, Japan and Saudi Arabia proved to be a theme. FIFA.com’s weekly review of league action from Asia also looks at the latest in United Arab Emirates and Thailand. Australia’s A-League: Spotlight dims for big names All ... Read More »
Vidal: This is Chile’s greatest generation
Boasting a strong personality, a fierce will-to-win and talent aplenty, Chile international Arturo Vidal has been making a splash ever since bursting out of Colo Colo’s youth ranks in 2005 at the age of 18. The versatile midfield man continued to enhance his reputation still further afield two years later, as a key member of the Chilean squad that achieved ... Read More »
Spalletti: Zenit back on track
Zenit St Petersburg manager Luciano Spalletti believes the Russian champions are on the road to recovery after being rocked by a damaging internal feud over wages in recent weeks. Zenit have been riven by internecine discord over the salaries paid to big-money signings Hulk and Axel Witsel that led to Russian national captain Igor Denisov to be dropped. However, on Sunday, ... Read More »
