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England lost their first game at the 2014 World Cup 2-1 to Italy, and don’t they just know it. First Mario Balotelli told cameras the score at full-time with his fingers: Days later, as the team travelled, a young boy pulled the same trick, as you can see above. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain filmed the moment and didn’t seem to take it to heart. But then, how upset can you be when the...
Published: June 17, 2014
On Tuesday, Belgium finally kicked off their World Cup campaign against Algeria. The North African side proved to be tough opposition. In the first half, they even managed to take the lead when Valencia’s Sofiane Feghouli scored the opening goal. In the second half, Belgium managed to regroup. Marouane Fellaini equalised in the 70th minute, and minutes later, Dries Mertens bagged...
Published: June 17, 2014
It sounds like the plot of a National Lampoon’s movie, but two newlyweds from Australia were actually sent to the wrong country on their way to watch World Cup action in Brazil. This story comes to us from Sarah Dean of the Daily Mail, who reports that Orin and Melissa van Lingen of Darwin, Australia, were the victims of a travel agent debacle that landed them in the nation of El Salvador...
Published: June 17, 2014
Spain’s 2014 defense of their World Cup title got off to an abysmal start. A 5-1 defeat to the Netherlands puts them in desperate need of three points heading into their Group B clash with Chile. Adam Lefkoe speaks with Bleacher Report World Football Analyst Will Tidey about the changes La Furia Roja must make to get their title defense back on track and whether it’s too...
Published: June 17, 2014
It was clear to most that between Tiger Woods being at home rehabbing from back surgery, Phil Mickelson out of contention and Martin Kaymer running away with the tournament, the television ratings for the 114th U.S. Open Championship were going to take a substantial hit. That being said, few would have expected just how abysmal those ratings would turn out to be. The overnight television ratings for...
Published: June 17, 2014
Ecuador will take on Honduras on Friday in Group E’s second round of matches. The June 20 showdown in Curitiba provides Reinaldo Rueda‘s side a chance to shake off the heartbreaking last-gasp loss to Switzerland on Sunday. The performance in Ecuador’s opener was probably not up to the standard Rueda would have hoped for. Enner Valencia’s first-half goal certainly would’ve...
Published: June 17, 2014
The Red Bull Ring hosts the Austrian Grand Prix, the eighth round of the 2014 Formula One season. The Spielberg circuit is classed as a new addition to the F1 calendar for this year, but the sport is all too familiar with the venue, having visited the Styrian facilities on countless occasions in the past. Red Bull Racing, the home heroes, arrive at the circuit which bears their name buoyed by Daniel...
Published: June 17, 2014
John Brooks is now a national hero for his 86th-minute go-ahead goal against Ghana. But how did he get here? Where did this 21-year-old come from? Unless you follow U.S. Soccer closely, there is a good chance that you had no idea who Brooks was heading into the World Cup. He is a German-American who has never lived Stateside. His father is American, and that gave him options as to who he could play...
Published: June 17, 2014
Steven Gerrard has recently joined Instagram, and the England captain has finally got a method of recording what the kids might call his “classic bantz.” England’s masseur Paul Small, who Gerrard also knows from his time at Liverpool, turned 50 today. And there’s only one proper way to celebrate such a momentous landmark: Tie him up to a plastic chair and throw him in...
Published: June 17, 2014
Belgium are one of the dark horses for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and they got their campaign up and running with a win over African outfit Algeria on Tuesday in Group H. At the break Algeria led 1-0 thanks to Sofiane Feghouli’s penalty, after a foul by Jan Vertonghen, and the African side looked solid and comfortable for an hour or so. Belgium’s substitutes did the trick though, with Marouane...