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The decision to award the Golden Ball for the 2014 World Cup’s best player to Argentina forward Lionel Messi has been greeted with surprise in many quarters. Messi performed well in the group stages, scoring four goals in three games against Bosnia, Iran and Nigeria but his star has faded since, with the Barcelona attacker […]
Germany were crowned world champions for the fourth time as Mario Gotze’s extra-time winner beat Argentina in the 2014 World Cup final. Gotze demonstrated perfect technique and commendable calm to chest down Andre Schurrle’s pass and sweep in a left-foot finish with the prospect of a penalty shootout only seven minutes away. Argentina, with skipper
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The best player in the world goes up against the ultimate team machine, on the world’s biggest stage. When Lionel Messi’s Argentina takes on Germany in Sunday’s World Cup final, it looks at first glance like a meeting between brilliant individual scoring talent and the tight discipline of a collective unit. But this game will
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As the 2014 World Cup enters the closing stages, we bring you all you need to know about the remaining fixture in Brazil from team news and key battles to Opta stats… here is all the latest information ahead of the third-place play-off between Brazil and Holland. Semi-final: Brazil vs Holland Venue: Estadio Nacional, Brasilia
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Jose Mourinho believes Lionel Messi is not the greatest player of all time, and not even a man-of-the-match performance in the World Cup final will change that. The Barcelona forward has finally delivered at a World Cup in guiding Argentina to the final at the Maracana, and now has a chance to emulate Diego Maradona
Luis Suarez has left Liverpool and completed a £75million move to Barcelona. Liverpool have finalised the terms of a club-record fee with Barcelona for the sale of striker Luis Suarez. Official talks began over a week ago and were productive from the start with the Catalan side agreeing to meet the Uruguay forwardl’s buy-out clause,
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Alexis Sanchez – the man Arsenal believe can fire them to the Barclays Premier League title – has sealed his £30million move from Barcelona. The Chile superstar, who cut short his holiday to finalise the transfer in London, completed a medical and agreed a four-year contract – with the option of a further 12 months
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Argentina will meet Germany in Sunday’s World Cup final at the Maracana after winning a penalty shootout to eliminate the Netherlands. After 120 tedious and goalless minutes that were in stark contrast to the spectacular shock of the first semi-final between Brazil and the Germans, Argentina prevailed and a repeat of the 1986 and 1990
FIFA has banned Nigeria from all international football activities with immediate effect as a result of interference from the government. The world football governing body had in a letter dated July 4, 2014 demanded for the immediate reinstatement of the ousted Aminu Maigari-led board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) which was removed by the
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The World Cup’s best dribblers — Lionel Messi and Arjen Robben — face off when Argentina and Holland meet in the semi-finals on Wednesday, according to AP. In Brazil, Robben has been quick, Messi has been quicksilver. In Sao Paulo, either one could turn the semifinal with a dazzling turn of pace or a weaving
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