Andorra Score First Competitive Goal in over 4 Years Against Wales

Wales’ Euro 2016 qualification campaign hit a stumbling block after just six minutes when they conceded a penalty to minnows Andorra. Andorra’s Ildefons Lima (nope, us neither) converted from the spot when Swansea’s Neil Taylor was adjudged to have brought down Ivan Lorenzo (can’t place that one, either.) The tiny principality has failed to score in its past... 

Danny Welbeck’s Two-Goal England Performance Gets the Meme Treatment

Danny Welbeck has become an English hero after scoring both goals in the Three Lions’ Euro 2016 qualifier victory over Switzerland on Monday evening.  Welbeck‘s abilities have been doubted in recent weeks, particularly by Arsenal fans who were unsure of his acquisition on deadline day. However, the proliferation of Welbeck memes suggest that any doubts concerning the 23-year-old... 

Why Premier League B Teams Should Be Allowed to Join the League System

Chelsea FC currently have 28 players out on loan. There are high-profile loanees such as Romelu Lukaku, Victor Moses and Thibaut Courtois, and a whole host of youngsters lent out to Vitesse Arnhem in Holland.  There has been much controversy over the Blues’ large squad and their loaning of players to direct opponents who have helped take points away from their title rivals.  What... 

Psychologists and 5 Ideas to Prevent England World Cup Penalty Shootout Failure

Upon returning from his holiday investigative trip to Brazil, Roy Hodgson tackled the thorny issue of penalty shootouts. The Three Lions have lost six of seven shootouts in major tournaments, with the victory over Spain at Euro 96 proving the only time they could outscore their opponents from 12 yards. Clearly, something greater than bad luck is at play. Speaking to Sky Sports, Hodgson expressed his... 

The New Bloated European Championship Format Is Rife with Problems

The 2014 World Cup may be the biggest landmark on the horizon of international football, but on Sunday, all attention will be focused on Euro 2016.  The qualification draw for the next European Championships will be held at the Palais des Congres Acropolis in Nice at 12 p.m. local time (11 a.m. GMT), with some of the biggest names in football turning out to see 54 UEFA member nations divided into... 

UEFA Hit and Miss with Radical Euro 2016 Qualifier Shake-Up

In recent years, playing on a Thursday night has had a negative stigma attached to it. “Thursday night! Channel 5!” chanted Manchester United fans at Chelsea in 2012 due to their Europa League participation. (Oh, how the tables have turned in that situation!) Under new proposals from UEFA, however, we will now be watching vital European international qualifiers on the least favourite evening... 

Mock Draw for the Brazil 2014 World Cup

On Dec. 6 at 4 p.m. GMT (11 a.m. ET), the Group Stage destinations of 32 World Cup nations will be decided. The 2014 World Cup’s eight groups will be drawn in Bahia’s luxurious Costa do Sauipe resort, in a venue specially constructed for the big day. The hallowed spheres will be plucked by World Cup winners from the eight nations who have won the previous 19 iterations,... 

Everything You Need to Know About the 2014 World Cup Group Stage Draw

After 26 months of qualifying matches around the world, we finally know which 31 nations will join hosts Brazil at the 2014 World Cup. The tournament may be six months away, but a nation’s hopes can be buoyed with optimism or tragically dashed at a crucial FIFA event in a few weeks time: The World Cup draw. Here’s everything you need to know about the big day…   When is it? The... 

8 Ways Sweden Could Have Stopped Cristiano Ronaldo

Alas, it is too late for Sweden now. Just when we all thought Portugal might get “Zlataned” in Stockholm, the Scandinavian hosts were well and truly “Ronaldo’d” with a hat-trick from the relentless Real Madrid star. C-Ron was so magnificent in Tuesday’s game that the media are practically writing his name on the Ballon d’Or trophy, with the hyperbole reaching... 

Neymar and Brazil Are More Popular Than ‘Gangnam Style’ in Korea

According to the auto aficionados at Jalopnik, last weekend’s Korean Formula One Grand Prix was not a rousing success. Most of the stands were empty during practise and qualification with the majority of locals either ignorant or indifferent to the arrival of the lauded motorsport championship.   There will be no such apathy, however, for this Saturday’s international football friendly... 

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