Switzerland World Cup Roster 2014: Full 23-Man Squad and Starting 11 Projections

Switzerland qualified for this year’s World Cup in the enviable position of being ranked among the first seeds. This ensures the European nation, ranked eighth on the planet by FIFA, avoid the tournament’s most feared sides during the group stage. Ottmar Hitzfeld has named his 23-man squad, which will attempt to get beyond Ecuador, France and Honduras in the opening exchanges. Switzerland... 

How Mercedes Are Destroying and Reviving the 2014 F1 Season

After Mercedes’ fifth consecutive victory of the season in the Spanish Grand Prix, the title fight has already become a two-horse race between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, the new championship leader. The Silver Arrows’ dominance over the rest of the field has almost made a mockery of the 2014 regulation changes, which were introduced with the secondary aim of ending the winning run... 

Spain World Cup Roster 2014: Full 30-Man Squad and Starting 11 Projections

Spain are on a roll in international football. They won the World Cup for the first time four years ago and surrounded it with European Championship titles in 2008 and 2012. They will look to continue that impressive streak of results at the 2014 World Cup. On Tuesday they named their 30-man provisional squad, announced by the nation’s official governing body, which included under-pressure stars Fernando... 

Inside US Soccer’s March to Brazil: Dates, Start Times and ESPN Series Preview

Ever wonder what goes into making a World Cup roster? Well, wonder no more. This spring, ESPN will provide American soccer fans with the unique opportunity to go behind the scenes with the United States men’s national team as it prepares for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil next month. The six-episode documentary series, Inside: U.S. Soccer’s March to Brazil, will take viewers inside USMNT... 

Switzerland 2014 FIFA World Cup Squad: Player-by-Player Guide

The 2014 FIFA World Cup is drawing close and the preliminary squads are quickly being assembled, with the lists shortly to be whittled down to the chosen 23 players for each nation. Our latest roundup of each nation sees us take in the Switzerland national side, who have qualified for their 10th World Cup finals after topping their UEFA zone qualifying group. The Swiss side, led by coach Ottmar Hitzfeld,... 

What Does the International Future Hold for Lucas Moura, Damiao and Pato?

Luiz Scolari‘s 23-man squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup held few surprises, but he has still managed to generate fierce debate. The Selecao‘s form has been on the up-and-up for the past 12 months, and Big Phil would have been foolish not to place trust in those who have served him so well. But the cast list for the event of the summer has left a plethora of players pondering what the... 

Lucas Moura Fights Back After Brazil World Cup Rejection

If this is the time for dreams to be realised, it is the time for hearts to be broken, too. Players from Brazil, of all nations, will feel this more acutely than any right now. If the pressure to deliver in a home World Cup—for a nation still scarred by the blowout of 1950—is immense, the queue of players desperate to embrace that responsibility has been limitless. For some, that quest... 

Uruguay World Cup Roster 2014: Full 28-Man Squad and Starting 11 Projections

Uruguay will aim to evoke the spirit of 1950’s triumph on Brazilian soil when they head across South America for this year’s World Cup. Head coach Oscar Tabarez has taken the first step along this road by naming a 28-man squad for the tournament, including three stand-by options. While this will have to be whittled down to 23 before matches with Costa Rica, England and Italy, Tabarez‘s... 

#VEMIBRA Campaign Urges Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Attend World Cup

The only downside of Sweden’s epic clash with Portugal in the World Cup qualifying play-off game was that either Cristiano Ronaldo or Zlatan Ibrahimovic wouldn’t be competing in Brazil. Since Ronaldo’s Portugal earned the win, football fans everywhere faced the unwelcome prospect of an Ibra-less World Cup. Thankfully, some of Brazil’s biggest sporting stars are campaigning to... 

Formula One’s Latest Rumours and Talk: Adrian Newey, Hamilton, Rosberg and More

The 2014 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix is behind us, but the teams aren’t leaving the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya just yet. A two-day test is being held at the circuit, with McLaren protege Stoffel Vandoorne and Caterham’s Dutch prospect Robin Frijns among the runners. Ten of the teams will be focused on catching Mercedes, who recorded their fifth win from five races in Spain. Some... 

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