Potential Surprise Inclusions in the Brazil World Cup Squad

D-Day is almost upon us, with the opportunity to earn a spot at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil shrinking with each passing hour as the tournament approaches with alarming speed. The draw for the competition is already consigned to the past, but for those attempting to earn a late place in one of the respective squads it will feel like only yesterday as they watch their chance of a lifetime slip away. Nowhere... 

Asian Trepidation After Tough 2014 World Cup Draw

The 2014 World Cup draw Friday saw representatives of the world’s leading footballing nations gather in Bahia to see their fate determined ahead of next year’s competition. For Asia’s finest, though, it was not a pleasant experience. The AFC will have four representatives at next year’s competition, headed by East Asian regulars Japan and South Korea. Australia, meanwhile, will... 

Breaking Down Brazil’s World Cup 2014 Group Stage Draw

The World Cup draw took place in Bahia on Friday morning, deciding the fate of the 32 sides heading to Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup next summer. As ever, much attention was on the host nation, and with the Selecao of Brazil having won the competition on five previous occasions, that was truer than ever this time around. Luiz Felipe Scolari led his side to the Confederations Cup title in June,... 

Predicting Luiz Felipe Scolari’s Brazil World Cup Squad

The World Cup is now just a few months away. With the participating nations confirmed, attention is turning to which players will attend the competition next summer. Nowhere is attention being paid more closely than on Luiz Felipe Scolari and his Brazil squad, with the hosts hoping for a sixth World Cup success and a first on home soil. Matters of national selection in Brazil are always highly... 

Brazil Striker Jo Could Be Unlikely World Cup Hero

It’s no secret that Brazil are not in their finest era when it comes to producing centre-forwards. In the past, the country has seen the likes of Romario, Ronaldo, Pele and Careca lead the attacking line with aplomb. Next summer, though, it will likely be Jo or Fred—two ordinary sounding players with distinctly average careers in comparison to the country’s all-time greats. However,... 

Nigeria vs. Ethiopia: 5 Things We Learned

Nigeria secured qualification to the 2014 World Cup with a 2-0 win over Ethiopia in Calabar on Saturday, to complete a 4-1 aggregate win in the CAF qualifying playoff. The victory was ultimately comfortable for Stephen Keshi and his side against what was a very mediocre Ethiopia team. Nigeria will now head to Brazil, where they will hope to improve on their poor showing at the 2013 Confederations Cup. The... 

DP World Tour Championship 2013: Daily Leaderboard Analysis, Highlights and More

The DP World Tour Championship will this weekend conclude the 2013 European Tour, with the Race to Dubai winner set to be decided on Sunday evening. With Sweden’s Henrik Stenson, Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell and England’s Justin Rose all strongly in contention for the main prize, every dollar of prize money earned over the next four days will be crucial. Former World No.... 

Rory McIlroy Leaderboard and Score Updates from DP World Tour Championship 2013

Rory McIlroy‘s 2013 season comes to an end over the next few days at the year-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, a competition in which he emerged victorious in 2012. The current campaign has unfortunately not been quite as successful for the 24-year-old, who currently lies in 46th place in the Race to Dubai standings and has yet to win a tournament this year, per the European... 

Michael Schumacher Reportedly Offered Shock Formula 1 Return by Lotus

Lotus has reportedly failed in an attempt to return Michael Schumacher to Formula 1 for the second time, following the news that Kimi Raikkonen will miss the final two races of the season due to back surgery. As reported by the Daily Mail‘s Simon Cass, Lotus turned to Schumacher in an attempt to coax the seven-time world champion back into the sport once more. However, manager Sabine Kehm was... 

Why Football Needs a Brazil Triumph at World Cup 2014

The FIFA World Cup is a global phenomenon and, next summer, it will be the competition’s most successful nation, Brazil, that will play host to the tournament’s latest edition. The South American giants have not hosted since 1950, when they were stunned by Uruguay in the final at the Maracana—a game that, while now less embedded in the country’s psyche than it has been in the... 

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