Well that did not take long. Just minutes after seeing his team lose to to Uruguay on Tuesday and fail to qualify for the knockout stage of the World Cup, Italian coach Cesare Prandelli resigned. Prandelli stepped down in his post-match news conference. “Above and beyond, at the end of the match, I spoke to […]
Diego Godin’s late goal gave Uruguay a 1-0 win over 10-man Italy, a result that saw them advance to the knockout stages, but the match was overshadowed by an incident in which Luis Suarez took a bite out of Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini. Suarez, who served lengthy bans for biting opponents while playing for both […]
Interesting story by Dave Kidd in the Mirror, that new Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal will try Wayne Rooney in a deep-lying midfield role during the teams USA tour next month. According to Kidd, And after consulting the Ryan Giggs on the issue, LVG is looking for ways to play Robin van Persie, Juan […]
According to the Express, Arsene Wenger is lining-up a €19m move for Mario Mandzukic in case he cannot sign Mario Balotelli. The Gunners have been strongly linked with a move for Balotelli for weeks now, and this past week his agent, Mino Raiola seemed to welcome the overtures from Arsenal: “Arsenal are a fantastic club,” […]
Luis Suarez just loves playing against English defenders. After tearing up the Premier League last season for Liverpool, where he scored 31 goals, Suarez did the same in San Paulo on Thursday as his two goals led Uruguay to a 2-1 victory over England. A defeat that leaves England’s World Cup future hanging by a […]
Spain’s shocking defeat to Chile and Netherlands meant that the defending champions were the first team officially knocked out of this summer’s World Cup. Why few felt that this Spain side was as good as a side that won in South Africa four years ago, it was thiwr sudden demise that caught many fans off […]
Former Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas says as he signed for Chelsea rather than rerun to Arsenal because he was not sure where he would fit into the Gunners line-up. “When I decided that my time at Barcelona had ended, I looked for the best option for me,” Fabregas, currently on World Cup duty with Spain, […]