5 Players Who Increased Their Value at the U-21 European Championship

Thiago Alcantara’s hat-trick sealed a second successive European U-21 crown for both himself and his country Tuesday, as Spain beat five-time winners Italy 4-1 in Jerusalem. The treble took the 22-year-old Barcelona midfielder to within a goal of teammate Alvaro Morata’s tournament-leading tally and capped a performance that will surely see his value rise beyond the £18 million the... 

Confederations Cup Power Rankings Following First Matches of Group Stage

It may not be the World Cup, but the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup hasn’t lacked either talking points or material for the highlight reel ahead of the second set of matches. Already we have seen a Neymar golaço, a sublime Andrea Pirlo free kick, an imperious performance from Spain and a spirited effort from a Tahiti side that commemorated their only goal in Monday’s 6-1 defeat to... 

Costa Rica vs. Panama: What You Need to Know About the World Cup Qualifier

If CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying ended ahead of this match, Costa Rica would be off to Brazil while Panama would be going on summer vacation. Both sides have played five matches coming into Tuesday’s showdown in San Jose, and at the halfway point of the schedule, Costa Rica are second to the United States in The Hex with eight points—three places up on Panama, who are just two points adrift... 

Confederations Cup Today: Nigeria Trounce Tahiti; Brazil Get Ready for Mexico

Uwa Echiejile scored twice, and Nnamdi Oduamadi bagged a hat-trick in Nigeria’s 6-1 win over Tahiti in Monday’s Group B contest, although the hero of Belo Horizonte was Jonathan Tehau, who scored for the Oceania side early in the second half. The second round of matches in this installment of the Confederations Cup will begin on Wednesday when Fortaleza welcomes Brazil and Mexico, while... 

Confederations Cup 2013: Brazil Win Big, Mexico Prepare for Italy

Brazil opened the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup with an emphatic win over Japan in Brasilia, and on Sunday, the tournament will open two more fronts when Mexico and Italy clash in Rio de Janeiro and Recife welcomes Spain and Uruguay.   Brazil 3-0 Japan (3’ Neymar; 48’ Paulinho; 90+3’ Jo) It took just three minutes for Neymar to kick off the tournament in style, smashing the ball... 

Brazil vs. Japan: 6 Things We Learned from Confederations Cup Opener

It took less than three minutes for the Confederations Cup to spring to life. Neymar, with his 21st goal in a Brazil shirt, moved into a tie with the legendary Leonidas and claimed a share of 20th place on the country’s all-time goalscoring ledger when he smashed home a shot following Fred’s chested layoff. The newly unveiled Barcelona man put in an energetic, if not inconsistent, performance... 

Messi Cameo Uneventful, but Argentina Earn Impressive Draw in Ecuador

They had to fight for it, but Argentina will be pleased with their share of the points from Tuesday’s 1-1 draw against Ecuador in World Cup qualifying. Not once in their previous six World Cup qualifier matches, at the altitude of Quito, had Ecuador failed to record a win, and that the streak is over speaks volumes about the side that ended it; a side often passed over when discussing World Cup... 

What If Neymar Had Stayed in Brazil and Never Moved to Europe?

There is a school of thought that would have you believe a footballer must play in Europe in order to be properly measured; that unless he is already based on the continent he must move there in order to have his ability quantified and his legacy established. This line of thinking traces back several decades but is especially rooted in the 1990s and the first few years of the 2000s, when that great... 

Brazilian Sports Minister Goes on the Defensive, Insists Stadiums Will Be Ready

Aldo Rebelo struck a defensive tone, Monday, insisting all World Cup stadiums—including the much-delayed Arena Amazonia in Manaus—would be delivered by FIFA’s December deadline. In a conference call with the international press (in which Bleacher Report participated), Rebelo, the Brazilian minister of sport, also gave his country’s overall World Cup preparations a “9 out... 

Mexico vs. Costa Rica: Live Score, Highlights, Recap

CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying: Mexico 0-0 Costa Rica   11 June 2013 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)   Lineups Mexico XI: Corona; Flores, Maza, Moreno, Salcido; Barrera, Herrera Zavala, Guardado; De Nigris, Hernandez Costa Rica XI: Navas; Gamboa, Umana, Gonzalez, Acosta; Diaz, Tejeda, Barrantes, Bolanos; Ruiz, Campbell   Recap Mexico drew their... 

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