Five young players to watch at the World Cup 2018

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he World Cup in Russia is fast approaching with the qualifiers now being wrapped up. As we finally find out who...

Lionel Messi’s quest for footballing immortality and Gonzalo Higuaín

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]rgentina’s 22-year trophy drought continued last night as Gerardo Martino’s men were beaten agonisingly on penalties in the final of the...

Sepp Blatter’s diary

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he following may or may not be excerpts from the diary of FIFA kingpin Sepp Blatter, in the week that shocked...

FIFA’s Qatar 2022 World Cup U-turn makes a mockery of the process, but is the right move

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s if there wasn’t enough scandal and furore after the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, FIFA have turned...

A case for Manuel Neuer, not Ronaldo or Messi, to win the Ballon d’Or

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter a frantic year of football in 2014, the annual Ballon d’Or award is set to be decided in Zurich on...