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On Sept. 5—two days before Belgium opened their 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign away to Wales—prominent Brussels-based daily La Derniere Heure ran a photo of the national team on its front page, accompanied by the headline, “Les Diables, 3e Equipe la Pus Chere Due Monde.” “The Devils, 3rd most expensive team in the world.” To arrive at its conclusion, La DH had...
Published: March 23, 2013
There is little to separate the six sides remaining in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. After two rounds, each participant in the Hexagonal has at least one point, while the United States, Panama, Mexico and Jamaica are separated by just one point. On Tuesday two of those sides—Mexico and the United States—will go head-to-head at the Azteca in Mexico City, after which the schedule will be...
Published: March 23, 2013
It was an extraordinary night—one that will surely go down in American sporting folklore. Despite blizzard-like conditions in Denver, the World Cup qualifier between the United States and Costa Rica went ahead, and even though the conditions worsened as the match wore on, both sides were adamant that the full 90 minutes be played on Friday rather than delayed into the weekend. More snow—and...
Published: February 6, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, was Neymar’s 21st birthday. He celebrated by showing off his skills to the English press at the Brazil national team’s training base in Barnet, and a photo of him holding a birthday cake later surfaced in the Daily Mail. But that seems to be as lively as it got. Neymar, at 21, is no longer interested in childish play; he has long since matured from the spoiled, immature...
Published: January 22, 2013
Ronaldinho is set to make his first appearance for Brazil in 16 months after being called into the national team side that will face England at Wembley on February 6. Manager Luis Felipe Scolari, who guided the Seleção to a fifth World Cup title in 2002, revealed the roster on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro—the first time he has picked a Brazil squad since being appointed to succeed...