25 Best African Players of 2013

This article presents the 25 Best African players of 2013. This feature looks back at the last 12 months and lists those players who stood at the pinnacle of the continent’s sport. In compiling this list, we considered players’ contributions in all competitions over 2013. While the main emphasis was on form during this period, we have not ignored anyone’s overall quality. Naturally,... 

Picking an African Dream Team of Potential 2014 World Cup Stars

Five African teams will represent the continent in Brazil at the 2014 World Cup next summer. Among these sides are a number of players capable of stealing the show; the draw has given several nations a realistic chance of progressing to the knock-out rounds, perhaps one or two of these figures will be contesting the business end of the world’s greatest tournament. Read on to discover Bleacher... 

Players Whose Legacies Are on the Line at 2014 World Cup

This article profiles players whose legacies will be on the line at the 2014 World Cup. The tournament, which comes around every four years, is football’s grandest stage. It is the biggest event in the sport’s four-year cycle, is watched by fans worldwide and represents the pinnacle of a player’s career. It is no coincidence that men such as Pele, Diego Maradona and Johan Cruyff built... 

World Cup 2014: Intriguing Group Stage Scenarios

In less than a week, the makeup of the eight World Cup groups will be revealed. The live draw, taking place on December 6, will be broadcast worldwide as fans in the 32 competing nations learn of their opponents for next summer’s showpiece. Beyond the hope and despair that will greet the outcome, the arrangement of the teams into groups will likely throw up several fascinating matchups and numerous... 

World Cup 2014 Gossip Roundup: Hodgson Breaks Hearts and Casillas Concerns Hart

Thirty-two nations may be celebrating World Cup qualification, but all is not well in international football. The looming tournament brings with it its own stresses and concerns, as managers fight for their jobs, players compete for places and everyone battles to receive the chance to write their name into the history books in Brazil. Glory on the horizon makes madmen of us all. This piece rounds up... 

The 7 Greatest Rivalries in Club Football: From Boca to the Bernabeu

World football is littered with clashes and rivalries that mean something above and beyond the mundane fixtures of the league calendar. Teams share animosity for a myriad of different reasons and to a number of varying degrees. This article lists the seven greatest rivalries in club football; these are the fixtures that possess a meaning far beyond a simple game, the matches that are universally sought... 

Assessing France Squad Ahead of Brazil World Cup

France’s euphoric victory over Ukraine secured Les Bleus’ spot at the World Cup next summer; however, following some inadequate performances during the qualification programme, there are many questions to resolve before the finals. This editorial aims at picking through some of those unresolved issues and imbalances, outlining, in the process, the key selection dilemmas that will need to... 

Senegal vs. Ivory Coast: 6 Things We Learned

The Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal played out a nervy 1-1 draw in Casablanca in the second leg of the African World Cup qualifying play-off. Following a 3-1 triumph for the Elephants in the first leg, the Lions of Teranga had an awful lot to do—particularly considering they were facing one of the most celebrated collection of players in African history. Senegal impressed on the night, and largely... 

What Jordan Must Do to Stop Uruguay in World Cup Play-off

Jordan and Uruguay will meet in Amman on Tuesday night to contest the first leg of their AFC-CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying play-off. The hosts qualified for this contest having bested Uzbekistan in the Asian play-off, while Uruguay missed out on qualification from the South American pool and reached this play-off by virtue of finishing in fifth spot. Naturally, La Celeste, South America’s reigning... 

Cote D’Ivoire: The Golden Generation Can Finally Deliver at the World Cup

At the African Cup of Nations earlier this year, it looked like the Cote d’Ivoire’s Golden Generation had finally reached the end. One of the most glorious collections of players in Africa’s history had finally arrived at the end of its cycle; it had won nothing. Back in South Africa, they suffered the ignominy of defeat to local rivals Nigeria. Sunday Mba, an almost-unknown player... 

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