Month: June 2014
Chelsea set to sign Atletico Madrid star on a two year deal
Updated:According to reports in Portuguese website Maisefutebol, Chelsea are set to sign Atletico Madrid midfielder Tiago on a free transfer. The 33 year old played a key part in the…
Read more »France 2-0 Nigeria: Late flurry helps Les Bleus reach the quarters
Updated:A couple of late strikes from Paul Pogba and a Joseph Yobo own goal gave France a 2-0 win over a spirited Nigerian side as the Les Bleus sealed a…
Read more »Controversial Liverpool striker Luis Suarez apologies for Chiellini bite
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has issued a public apology for the bite incident during Uruguay’s 1-0 clash against Italy. The former Ajax man was involved in an incident where he…
Read more »Manchester United legend wants Real Madrid summer target at Old Trafford
Updated:Manchester United legend Paul Scholes believes the Red Devils should sign their long-term transfer target Toni Kroos. The Bayern Munich midfielder has one year left on his contract and has…
Read more »Brendan Rodgers: Liverpool are closing in on third summer signing
Brendan Rodgers has confirmed that Liverpool are close to making their third summer of the transfer window. The Merseyside club have signed Rickie Lambert, while have already a deal in…
Read more »Argentina v Switzerland: Preview, Possible Lineups & Prediction
Updated:Argentina will take on Switzerland in São Paulo on Tuesday for a place in the World Cup quarter finals. Barcelona superstar Leo Messi fired Argentina almost singlehandedly through the group stage,…
Read more »CONFIRMED: Brazilian star Kaka terminates AC Milan contract
Updated:AC Milan have confirmed the club has reached an agreement with their player Kaka to terminate the midfielder’s contract. “Ricky and Milan find mutual agreement in terminating contract. Milan and…
Read more »Belgium v USA: Preview, Possible Lineups & Prediction
Updated:Group H winners Belgium face Group G runners-up USA on Tuesday in what is sure to be a fascinating last 16 clash in Salvador. The difference in points between these nations from…
Read more »France & Germany set to join Brazil, Netherlands and co in quarter-finals
Updated:France and Germany are heavy favourites on Monday to join the Netherlands in representing Europe in the final eight of the 2014 World Cup. With half of the second round…
Read more »World Cup Roundup: Dutch hero Arjen Robben yet another flawed genius
Updated:Netherlands 2-1 Mexico – Arjen Robben at the centre of latest diving storm Soccerlens Tom’s World Cup Day 18 Predictions Arjen Robben: The best player at the 2014 World Cup,…
Read more »Analysis: How was Van Persie kept quiet and what did Van Gaal do in response?
When the Mexican national team do overcome the grief of having not made it into the last eight for what would have been the third time in their history, they will…
Read more »Analysis: How De Jong’s injury nearly put Netherlands out of the World Cup
Netherlands took on Mexico in the round of 16 game, going in as clear favourites to emerge victorious and set-up what would potentially be an ‘easy’ win to take them…
Read more »Arsenal step up their chase in pursuit of £20m rated French star
Updated:Arsenal have reportedly stepped up their chase in their pursuit of Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin who is also a transfer target for Italian side Napoli. It is believed that the…
Read more »ALMOST DONE: Manchester United target set to join Real Madrid
Updated:According to Spanish newspaper Marca, Bayern Munich star and Manchester United target Toni Kroos is set to join Real Madrid in the summer. The Madrid based daily has also featured…
Read more »Manchester United representatives in Portugal to sign €45m sensation
Updated:According to reports in Portuguese website ZeroZero, Manchester United representatives are already in Lisbon to finalize a deal for the highly William Carvalho. The story has also featured in the…
Read more »Arsenal dealt hammer blow in pursuit of Italian Messi
Updated:Arsenal have been dealt a massive blow in their pursuit of Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne as reports from Italy have claimed that the Partenopei have rejected a €20m bid for…
Read more »Costa Rica 1-1 Greece (5-3 on pens): Navas heroics sends minnows through to quarters
Updated:The unlikely match-up in Recife of Greece and Costa Rica, both underdogs to qualify for the Round of 16, took 120 minutes of play and 8 penalties to settle. Keylor Navas…
Read more »On-pitch in-fighting: England striker lashes out at Brazilian team-mate (Video)
Updated:Jermaine Defoe has launched his Toronto FC career off to a fantastic start goals-wise, but his camaraderie with team-mates at the MLS side was cast into a huge shadow of doubt this…
Read more »Netherlands 2-1 Mexico: Super-sub Huntelaar snatches victory for Dutch
Updated:The Netherlands managed to come back from a goal down with only two minutes remaining to beat Mexico and reach the quarter finals, with Klaas Jan Huntelaar’s stoppage time penalty sending Louis…
Read more »Who has been Greece’s stand-out player at the World Cup?
The World Cup is a global event, with the event being televised across nearly 200 nations, 6 continents and reaching billions of people. Those numbers are staggering, considering that only…
Read more »Germany v Algeria Preview: Goal-machine Muller to massacre World Cup minnows?
Updated:We’re in for a real David v Goliath match-up in the World Cup last 16, with the mighty Germany to take on North Africans Algeria in Porto Alegre for a place…
Read more »France v Nigeria Preview: Benzema tipped to see Les Bleus past unpredictable Africans
Updated:France and Nigeria will go head to head in the Estádio Nacional de Brasilia on Monday for a place in the World Cup quarter finals, with the unpredictable African champions unlikely…
Read more »Netherlands v Mexico: The key battle that can decide the World Cup Last 16 clash
Updated:After impressing viewers with their level of football, and certainly surprising many experts who were of the belief that the Dutch would disappoint and fail, the Netherlands are looking ahead…
Read more »World Cup Roundup: James Rodriguez v Tim Cahill for Goal of the Tournament?
Updated:Was James Rodriguez’s volley vs Uruguay the Goal of the Tournament so far? Soccerlens Tom’s World Cup Day 17 Predictions Did James Rodriguez score the goal of the World Cup so…
Read more »United legend: Liverpool should allow Suarez join Barca only if they give Alexis Sanchez
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has urged Liverpool to allow Luis Suarez join Barcelona, only if they get Alexis Sanchez as a part of the swap deal. The 27-year-old’s future…
Read more »The worrying problem for Brazil and their remaining World Cup campaign
Updated:As expected, Brazil finished top of their group. As expected, they won their Round of 16 game. As expected, they are in the quarter-finals. The mannerism of those successes though,…
Read more »Former Arsenal Premier League target set to join Napoli after having medical
Napoli are on the verge of completed a deal for Swansea City striker Michu in this summer transfer window. According to The Guardian’s report, the Spain international has undergone medical…
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