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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: May 13, 2014
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...
Published: March 4, 2014
As we enter the last 100 days before Brazil’s World Cup begins, France are finalising their preparations as seriously as any of the 32 entrants. Speaking at last Thursday’s announcement of the squad to take on the Netherlands at the Stade de France, it was clear how close Didier Deschamps is to making his definitive choices. The coach suggested it was “difficult to measure”...
Published: December 3, 2013
Once Friday’s draw has taken place in Bahia, the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will seem much more like a reality than a distant future prospect. Knowing opponents for certain will focus the minds of the 32 coaches of the participant nations, and their administrative support networks. This time, more than ever, the preparation will go beyond scouting the group competition and examining the form...
Published: November 12, 2013
With its shelving of club rivalries, international week is usually a signal for the European football media to drop its intensity down a notch or two. Just as with any rule, however, there are exceptions, and there is rarely the prospect of a quiet week where Patrice Evra is involved. Given everything that the Manchester United left-back has been through on France duty, it’s extraordinary to...