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Player Focus: Lionel Messi - World Cup 2014 Player of the Tournament

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Player Focus: Lionel Messi - World Cup 2014 Player of the Tournament It speaks volumes about the Lionel Messi's talents that the World Cup he has just enjoyed could still be considered such a catastrophic failure in so many quarters. Despite providing the strikes to all-but carry an otherwise goal-shy Argentina into the knockout stages of the 2014 World Cup, Messi st...

Team Focus: World Cup 2014 Highest Rated XI

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Team Focus: World Cup 2014 Highest Rated XI Mario Götze’s close-range volley in extra time proved to be the difference between Germany and Argentina in a pulsating World Cup final. A 1-0 win at the Maracanã on Sunday confirmed the Germans as champions and the opinion of the masses was that it was little more than they deserv...

Match Focus: 5 Talking Points from Argentina's Stalemate with the Netherlands

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Match Focus: 5 Talking Points from Argentina's Stalemate with the Netherlands The second of the semi-finals was never going to live up to the standards set by the first, but it was not excessive to expect something mildly more exciting than the dire goalless draw and ensuing penalty shootout victory for Argentina over the Netherlands. Nonetheless, with a World Cup Final set u...

Team Focus: Agüero Injury Could Prove a Positive for Argentina

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Team Focus: Agüero Injury Could Prove a Positive for Argentina Argentina were pre-tournament favourites with many ahead of the World Cup in neighbouring Brazil reason for one reason. Their firepower.While the doubts over Lionel Messi's ability to step up on the biggest stage possible at international level have certainly been allayed, it's been somewhat of a on...

Team Focus: Highest Rated World Cup Group Stages XI

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Team Focus: Highest Rated World Cup Group Stages XI 136 goals were scored in the group stages of the 2014 World Cup, a significant improvement on South Africa 2010 where the ball hit the net 101 times in the opening 48 games. European giants Spain, Portugal, Italy and England all crashed out at the first hurdle, while Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Arge...

2014 World Cup Odds: Round of 16 Tipster

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2014 World Cup Odds: Round of 16 Tipster This summer's Brazilian bonanza has certainly lived up to the hype. With 136 goals scored over 48 group stage games the punters have been piling on the goal markets and will hope for more of the same as we look at the 2014 World Cup odds ahead of the round of 16 match-ups.Colombia vs UruguayFirst up...

World Cup Focus: Free-scoring France Dominate Team of the Round

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World Cup Focus: Free-scoring France Dominate Team of the Round The second round of group fixtures came to a close on Sunday, with six teams assuring their progression to the round of 16 and five seeing their World Cup hopes come to a premature end. Among them, most notably, were holders Spain, while Roy Hodgson's England side were also dumped out after back-to-...

Player Focus: Well Rested Messi Set to Shine for Argentina

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Player Focus: Well Rested Messi Set to Shine for Argentina Lionel Messi joined a long line of ‘New Maradona’s’ when he made his Barcelona debut almost 10 years ago. The likes of Pablo Aimar, Javier Saviola and Ariel Ortega, amongst others, have all been mooted as the successor to one of the all-time legends of the game. However, while the ...

Player Focus: Burnout a Worry for World Cup Stars

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Player Focus: Burnout a Worry for World Cup Stars The introduction of a winter break in England is a contentious issue, one that there is plenty of reason to support, particularly in a World Cup year, but the game's traditionalists will continue to argue that matches over the festive period should be retained for their entertainment value. Traditio...

Team Focus: Champions League Team of the Season

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Team Focus: Champions League Team of the Season Atlético Madrid came perilously close to landing an historic double at the weekend, but after extra time, rivals Real Madrid won the Champions League in Lisbon, in the process securing ‘La Décima’. Yet another memorable rendition of the competition was made all the more spe...