Brazil 1 Chile 1: Four talking points as hosts triumph on penalties
Brazil deliver on set-piece promise Brazil manager Felipe Luiz Scolari admitted that he would have picked a different last-16 opponent if the former Chelsea manager…
Kieran Beckles Archives: 06/2014
Greece 2 Ivory Coast 1: Three talking points
Greece do miracles Greece provided world football with one of its biggest shocks when they upset hosts Portugal to win Euro 2004. Otto Rehhagel’s side…
Greece 2 Ivory Coast 1: Player ratings as Arsenal target impresses again
Greece Orestis Karnezis Had to be replaced in the 23rd minute after picking up a lower back injury. Didn’t have a save to make despite…
Costa Rica 0 England 0: Player ratings as Arsenal star impresses
Costa Rica Keylor Navas Had little to do in the first half. Good save at the feet of Sturridge at the start of the second…
Costa Rica 0 England 0: Three talking points as Liverpool star comes closest
Wilshere sparkles in new-look England midfield Omitted from the starting line-up for England’s Group D losses to Italy and Uruguay, Jack Wilshere had his first…
USA 2 Portugal 2: Three talking points
USA show Rocky Balboa spirit John Brooks shot to international fame when the defender rose above the Ghana defence to head USA’s winner in a…
USA 2 Portugal 2: Player ratings
USA Tim Howard Failed to stand tall as Nani finished high into the roof of the Everton man’s goal. After initially flapping at air as…
Chelsea transfer watch: Raphael Varane, Ross Barkley and more
Diego Costa The 25-year-old is confident that he will be at Stamford Bridge next season after declaring that he is future lies “more with Chelsea…
Arsenal transfer watch: Serge Aurier, Antoine Griezmann and more
Serge Aurier Ivory Coast international Serge Aurier is the favourite to replace Bacary Sagna at The Emirates next season. The France defender has agreed to…
England should play the Liverpool way, says Harry Redknapp
Harry Redknapp believes England should play the Liverpool way after a 2-1 defeat by Uruguay left Roy Hodgson’s side on the brink of World Cup…
Uruguay 2 England 1: Four talking points as Luis Suarez shines
Centre of attention: Rooney/Sterling Roy Hodgson has faced question after question about Wayne Rooney since arriving in Brazil. The Manchester United striker was switched to…
Uruguay 2 England 1: Player ratings as Liverpool striker stars
Uruguay Fernando Muslera Showed early sign of nerves as he spilled a simple loose ball. The Galatasaray goalkeeper saved well from Rooney in the second…
Switzerland 2 Ecuador 1: Three talking points as Liverpool target impresses
Liverpool fans get chance to see Shaqiri Xherdan Shaqiri is a name becoming increasingly familiar to followers of the Premier League as the Bayern Munich…
Switzerland 2 Ecuador 1: Player ratings as ex-West Ham man stars
Switzerland Diego Benaglio Criticised by ITV pundit Clarke Carlisle for punching a couple of early crosses. Could do little about Ecuador’s goal. 6 Stephan Lichtsteiner…
Man United legend Paul Scholes: Raheem Sterling’s final ball wasn’t good enough
Raheem Sterling may have been England’s man of the match in Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Italy, but Paul Scholes feels the Liverpool forward has plenty…
England 1 Italy 2: Three talking points
Sterling effort There has been a growing talk of Raheem Sterling being one of the stars of the World Cup. Roy Hodgson may have resisted…
England 1 Italy 2: Player ratings as Raheem Sterling stars
England Joe Hart Dealt unconvincingly with Candreva’s swerving effort as Italy registered their first shot on target. Could do little to prevent either of Italy’s…