Former Spain coach Vicente del Bosque believes a lack of tactical team development is one of the reasons behind England’s failure in global competitions. England have endured a tough time in World Cups for quite some time now. In fact, their best performance this century has been the quarterfinal finishes in 2002 and 2006. The Three Lions have […]
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FIFA World Cup 2018: Mohamed Salah Ready to Play Through Pain at World Cup – Dejan Lovren
Dejan Lovren has delivered a statement regarding Mohamed Salah which will be nothing less than music for the Egypt superstar’s fans. The Croatia international said Salah is ready to play through the pain barrier to lead Egypt’s World Cup charge this summer in Russia. Salah is currently in Spain, recovering from the shoulder injury he suffered during […]
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Morocco prepare for World Cup with 2-1 win over Slovakia
Geneva, June 5: Morocco came from behind to defeat Slovakia 2-1 in the North African side’s penultimate friendly before the 2018 World Cup. After being held 0-0 last Thursday by Ukraine, the Moroccans here Monday made a better showing against the Slovaks, who missed qualifying for the World Cup, Efe news reported. Morocco set a blistering […]
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Ronaldo joins Portugal training camp to prepare for World Cup
Lisbon, June 5: Cristiano Ronaldo has joined his Portugal teammates in preparations for their 2018 World Cup campaign, which begins June 15 with a match against Spain in Sochi, Russia. The Real Madrid star, who took some time off after the Blancos’ victory over Liverpool in the Champions League final on May 26, arrived on Monday […]
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French Open: Nadal earns 900th win
Paris, June5: World No.1 Rafael Nadal of Spain on Monday defeated Maximilian Marterer of Germany 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4), earning his career’s 900th win and advancing to the French Open quarter-finals. Nadal, who turned 32 on Sunday, needed two hours and 30 minutes to get rid of Marterer, world No. 70, setting up a quarter-final clash […]
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Lorenzo earns 1st victory with Ducati at Italian MotoGP
Scarperia (Italy), June4: Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo won the Italian MotoGP on Sunday, earning his first victory since joining Ducati last year. Despite criticism from even his own team, Lorenzo dominated on the Mugello circuit from the first lap to the last, claiming his first win in 24 Grand Prix and the sixth of his career, reports […]
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Captain Guerrero will inspire Peru at World Cup: Trezeguet
Bogota, June4: Striker Paolo Guerrero will give the Peruvian football team a “shot of motivation” at the World Cup in Russia, French great David Trezeguet said. “It’s important that he be at the World Cup because he’s a great protagonist and a great player. As fans, we like to watch the great players and Paolo is […]
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Austria shock Germany in pre-World Cup friendly
Klagenfurt (Austria), June 3: World Cup holders Germany got a wake-up call as they lost 1-2 to Austria in their first warm-up tie before football’s quadrennial extravaganza kicks off in Russia from June 14. The loss on Saturday evening was the last match before the final 23-man World Cup squad announcement on Monday, according to the […]
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Belgium, Portugal in goalless draw
Brussels, June 3: Belgium and Portugal played out a goalless draw here in a friendly match in preparation for the imminent FIFA World Cup in Russia. The European champions could not count on Cristiano Ronaldo in Saturday’s match and Belgian stars Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku or Kevin de Bruyne did not shine, reports EFE news agency. […]
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Tunisia, Turkey draw in friendly
Geneva, June 2: Turkey and Tunisia battled to a 2-2 draw in an international friendly as the North African side continue their preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, where they are drawn in Group G along with Belgium, England and Panama. After a scoreless first half in front of roughly 12,000 fans at […]