Category: World Cup

SANTOS (AFP) – He’s ‘the king’, renowned as football’s greatest ever and the icon of Brazilian World Cup success. But with the tournament finally back in his home country, it...

(AFP) – Brazil defender Dani Alves said Saturday Spain’s premature World Cup exit was a lesson for teams as to how difficult it is to achieve success at the highest...

(AFP) – Belgium captain Vincent Kompany hopes to shrug off a groin problem and fulfil “a childhood dream” by leading his team out to face Russia at the Maracana on...

(AFP) – Brazilian legend Ronaldo was quick to congratulate Miroslav Klose after the German equalled his record of 15 World Cup goals on Saturday. The 36-year-old Klose — appearing in...

Bosnia coach Safet Susic, who started with just Dzeko up front despite saying after the opening defeat to Argentina he would play with two strikers, said that his side had...

(AFP) – Russia’s coach Fabio Capello insisted he would stick with goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev to play Belgium on Sunday despite his costly blunder against South Korea. Capello called the 28-year-old...

Bosnia became the latest team to be eliminated from the World Cup when Stoke City forward Peter Odemwingie scored the winning goal in Cuiaba past club-mate Asmir Begovic. But they...

FULL TIME: NIGERIA 1 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 0 Nigeria have their first World Cup win since 1994 and Bosnia are out of the World Cup. In truth they don't really deserve any...

Lagos – A former Super Eagles Head Coach, Adegboye Onigbinde, on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction with Coach Stephen Keshi’s outburst over Osaze Odemwingie’s performance in the Nigeria-Iran match. Onigbinde  in Lagos...

 Beyond growing sales, many brands, especially those with a global presence, are leveraging on the ongoing World Cup to sell their brands, writes Raheem Akingbolu Within and outside Brazil, where...