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With the 2014 World Cup now complete, attention is now turning to the future directions of many sides involved in the tournament and what state they may be in come 2018. For none more so is that the case than Brazil which, following their calamitous exit from this summer’s competition, will have much to prove as to their current standing in the game over the years ahead. Luckily, the Selecao...
Published: July 15, 2014
The 2014 World Cup has come to a close and finally, after 24 years, Germany are world champions. Joachim Low’s eight-year tenure as the Mannschaft’s head coach has finally come to fruition, and now the question has to be asked: Is this Germany team on the cusp of a period of international dominance like that of Spain from 2008 until recently? The squad Low brought to the World Cup was not...
Published: July 15, 2014
Germany won the 2014 FIFA World Cup after outlasting a rugged Argentina team in the final. The Germans are worthy winners after the way they highlighted the competition with their attractive brand of attacking football. Now the newly crowned four-time winners of the tournament get to focus on celebrating their triumph. That means thoughts can now turn to what is sure to be a spectacular...
Published: July 15, 2014
Does anybody want to win the 2014 British Open? With play at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club days away from beginning, nobody is emerging as the odds-on favorite. Betting on a golfer to win a major tournament is generally a fool’s errand anyway. The field is so large, and playing over four days increases the chances of something going wrong. Below are the top 15 golfers headed into the British...
Published: July 15, 2014
The third major of the season, the British Open, will start on Thursday, and for the first time since 2006, the only major not played in the United States will take place on the challenging course of the Royal Liverpool Golf Club. Tiger Woods won the Open in epic fashion back in 2006, while Phil Mickelson will be defending his title when the action starts on Thursday. With plenty of dangerous outsiders...
Published: July 15, 2014
Because of the unique challenge links golf courses present, handicapping the British Open is a difficult proposition. Royal Liverpool hosted one of the lowest-scoring majors in recent history, as Tiger Woods won the event at 18 under par in 2006. Consequently, golf fans should witness an exciting weekend that enables plenty of movement around the leaderboard. Due to Woods’ season-long back woes...
Published: July 15, 2014
Rarely has such a feat been made to look so simple. When Mario Gotze took down Andre Schurrle’s pass on his chest, there was no sense of the potentially pivotal nature of the moment which could win Germany the World Cup. There was nonchalance in the manner with which he controlled and swept past the excellent Sergio Romero, from an unpromising angle. Not only was the 22-year-old’s sweet...
Published: July 15, 2014
Former England full-back and wing Iain Balshaw announced his retirement from the game this week. The ex-Bath and Biarritz man has succumbed to a knee injury, per The Guardian, who reported his tweet: “After 16 months of unsuccessful rehab it is finally time to call it a day on my rugby career.” It was a career that brought 38 Tests and 13 international tries, totals that surely would...
Published: July 15, 2014
Germany’s heroes returned to Berlin on Tuesday, greeted by an audience in the tens of thousands following their 1-0 triumph over Argentina in the 2014 World Cup final. Since winning a fourth World Cup—their first since becoming a unified nation—the partying isn’t likely to have halted for Die Mannschaft, but the best is yet to come. SPOX provides a live stream of the entire...
Published: July 15, 2014
The field is finalized for the 2014 British Open, and the biggest name in golf will be back on the course. Royal Liverpool will be the setting for the return of Tiger Woods to the majors stage after back surgery that kept him out of the first two major tournaments. The 14-time major winner is still in search of his first since 2008 and his fourth overall British Open title. Along with Woods, several...