2012/13 Champions League—Bayern Triumph at Wembley Wembley stadium hosted the first all-German final as Borussia Dortmund, recent two-time winners of the Bundesliga, faced Bayern Munich who themselves were chasing a glorious treble […]
2004/05 European Cup: The Miracle of Istanbul Liverpool were involved in a dramatic finale to Group A as a late 3-1 win at Anfield against Greeks Olympiacos secured their place in the […]
Stoppage Time – Five added minutes The Road to Russia—World Cup 2018 Qualification South America—Lionel Messi’s four-match suspension (for verbally abusing a match official during Argentina’s recent victory over Chile) has jeopardised the 2014 […]
Germany 1-0 Argentina (AET) After contesting both the 1986 and 1990 World Cup final, familiar foes Germany and Argentina met again in their third World Cup final. La Albiceleste won the first encounter […]
Brazil 1-7 Germany For over 60 years, Brazil has been tormented by the memory of El Fantasma (The Ghost). It was at the Maracana in the 1950 World Cup Final when Alcides Ghiggia, Uruguay’s […]
The feverish excitement surrounding the group stages and last-16 led to arduous claims that 2014 was well on its way to becoming the ‘best-ever’ World Cup. So, in response to the overly used ‘best-ever’ […]
GROUP F Argentina 3-2 Nigeria Porto Alegre was treated to one of the World Cup’s most exciting matches yesterday in a 3-2 thriller between Group F’s top dogs, Argentina and Nigeria. Lionel […]
Argentina 1-0 Iran It took another magical piece of inspiration from Lionel Messi to help Argentina cross the finishing line against Iran. Argentina 1-0 Iran. Lionel Messi scored a stunning late winner to […]
GROUP E Switzerland 2-1 Ecuador It was a tie on paper which failed to ignite huge anticipation, yet by full-time it had been a cracker. There was significant drama in the 92nd minute, […]
With Lionel Messi sidelined for up to two months, Cristiano Ronaldo has a golden opportunity to finally win his second Ballon d’Or—his first with Real Madrid. Last season, the Los Blancos hit-man scored 46 goals in 42 […]
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