It was all started by a golfer from Florida. Charles Kennedy was challenged by one of his friends to pour a bucket of ice water over his head for a donation to any charity of his choice. Kennedy chose an ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) charity as his cousin suffered from this terrible disease. Soon after, […]
We’ve seen these men battle it out on the pitch for ninety minutes of adrenaline pumping, head butting, flying-header-out-of-nowhere-scoring soccer. They’ve made us want to break our television screens. Scream in joy. But more than anything, they’ve inspired us; inspired hope, courage, and most of all, love. But times are a-changing! No, don’t get me […]
The FIFA World Cup caravan is about to hit Brazil and if that doesn’t get you excited, then nothing will. The Samba Nation will play host to the twentieth edition of soccer’s biggest tournament. Millions of fans from all around the world will make their way to the Latin American nation to watch this spectacle. […]
Group H seems to be a straightforward group. It includes Algeria, Belgium, Russia and South Korea. If everything goes to plan then Belgium and Russia, the two strongest teams on paper should progress. However soccer rarely goes according to plan.
Featuring four teams, group G has turned out to be one of the toughest groups of the World Cup . Germany, Portugal, USA and Ghana will be looking to get off to a flying start because the margin of error will be close to nothing. One bad result could be the end of the road for any of them. Let’s take a look at the group in a little more detail and see how the teams measure up against each other. Read More...
Group F is tricky. It features one of the tournament’s clear favorites, Argentina, along with three talented, hungry sides. Argentina should move to the next round easily, but it is very difficult to predict how the other three sides will fare against each other. Based on the evidence above, it is clear that Argentina will have no problem moving on to the next round. However the interesting Read More...
With the FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifying stage underway, the games are getting intense. The time has come to look into Group E to see what it has to offer. France, Switzerland, Ecuador and Honduras make up this interesting group. The European teams seem like a safe bet to go through from this particular group, but soccer isn’t that simple and anything can happen on the field. So let’s have a look Read More...
Group D is a unique group. It features three previous World Cup winners which means that at least one former World Champion will crash out after the group stage. So here I am analyzing which of these champions has the potential to go through and which will exit the competition early. Based on the evidence presented in the post, I think England is going to go home early after the group stages Read More...
Group C is an intriguing group to say the least. Colombia, Greece, Cote d’Ivoire and Japan have all got their strengths and of course weaknesses so it will not be easy picking who goes through. But hey, nothing in life is easy so let’s dig in and see who will come out on top in this group. Japan’s five appearances puts them in the second spot behind South Korea among all Asian teams to have Read More...
Group B is perhaps one of the most exciting groups of the World Cup. There are two reasons for that. Firstly it features last year’s finalists Spain and Netherlands and fans will get to see a rematch of last year’s ill-tempered final. Secondly the runner up from this group will face off against the winner from Group A. If no major upsets take place then Brazil should comfortably top Group A. This Read More...