Mesut Özil has announced his retirement from international football with immediate effect, hitting out at what he perceived to be unfair discrimination surrounding his meeting with the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May. Özil was part of the Germany squad that exited the World Cup in Russia at the […]
World Cup 2018
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Mes amis, it was a long night. World champions, a second star on the jersey and, naturellement, the celebrations were long and loud and joyful. I found myself in the changing room with the players after the game and the air was thick with laughter and song and then a […]
World Cup hopes for Croatia were sadly dashed following a final loss at the hands of France’s national team. France’s victory now puts them with two official World Cup wins, boosting them to the hall-of-fame alongside Uruguay and Argentina. The win saw ecstatic celebration from France fans throughout the world […]
GETTYWorld Cup 2018 highlights: The best and the worst of the World Cup in Russia Albanian Eagle celebrations caused some controversy when Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka celebrated their goals in Switzerland’s 2-1 win over Serbia. The pair both appeared to make the double eagle symbol from the Albanian flag […]
You have to feel for Luka Modric. His performances over the last four weeks have, on occasion, captured the imagination and confirmed his status as one of the world’d best players. Yet what a year he’s had, despite missing out on a World Cup winners’ medal. Champions League winner, Golden […]
Allez les bleus! After early hopefuls Germany, Brazil, Argentina and Spain bowed out earlier than expected in the tournament, there remained just one of the original favourites: La France. In Moscow on Sunday night’s final a combative Croatian side, blessed with eventual golden ball winner Luka Modric in midfield, were […]
World Cup 2018 wrapped up today with an intense final between France and Croatia in Russia. The 90-minute encounter saw a lot of goals fly in, one of which included a Fortnite Dance celebration. French star Antoine Griezmann pulled out the “Take the L” emote following scoring against Croatia during […]
The Russian protest performance group Pussy Riot have claimed responsibility for a pitch invasion early in the second half of the World Cup final. “Right now, there are four members of Pussy Riot on the pitch,” the group wrote on its Facebook page. Later a member of the band, Olga […]