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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: June 21, 2014
Paulo Bento will be forced into at least three changes from the team that capitulated against Germany almost a week ago. He may consider further adaptations to his starting 11 after few players covered themselves in glory during the World Cup opener. The group stage is only three games long and there’s a squad of 23 to choose from. If some aren’t performing at the desired level, then Bento...
Published: June 10, 2014
Portugal doesn’t kick-off their World Cup campaign until five days into the competition. That will surely suit manager Paulo Bento, as the team still has a number of players trying to overcome injury difficulties and obtain maximum fitness. Opening-day fixtures don’t come much more difficult than Germany and a positive result will set the tone for the rest of the tournament. If Portugal...
Published: June 3, 2014
Portugal’s opening World Cup match is just 13 days away and for the medical staff it’s going to be an incredibly busy period. They don’t face an injury crisis throughout the squad, but they do have issues regarding their best player. The muscular injury picked up by Cristiano Ronaldo toward the end of Real Madrid‘s campaign has not fully healed. His fellow players have played...
Published: March 4, 2014
No team from the European continent has ever won the World Cup in South America, so the size of the task facing Spain in Brazil is huge. Why that is the case is difficult to ascertain, but climate conditions certainly don’t help. Spain are the reigning world champions and won back-to-back European titles. The majority of the squad are still together, while there are multiple young talents emerging...
Published: March 3, 2014
On Wednesday at the Santiago Bernabeu, Spain host Italy in the last chance for Vicente del Bosque to assess his players ahead of naming the World Cup squad. With a number of regulars named for the encounter, those missing are sure to feel a real sense of disappointment. The likes of Fernando Torres, Roberto Soldado and Juan Mata have not been called upon and face a difficult task of getting back into...