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FIFA World Cup

2014 World Cup | How German Bundesliga is out-gunning English Premier...

BY JOHN GUBBA OK - now for some World Cup facts and figures. In the opening 32 matches every country has played twice and it really...

To pick John Terry and leave Rio Ferdinand out of Euro...

It's black and white: John Terry and Rio Ferdinand are poles apart BY JOHN GUBBA On the face of it Roy Hodgson has picked a visionary...

Drama, upsets and goals galore – is this the greatest World...

There's no doubt about it – Brazil 2014 is already one of THE greatest World Cups we've ever seen. And we've just been served up...

France and Germany complete Euro double but Africans earn huge respect

bravery of Nigeria and Algeria So - it's France and Germany who go through to the quarter finals at the expense of Nigeria and Algeria...

Portugal Muller-ed, Mexico expose Brazil: Why hosts will not win World...

Six days gone at World Cup 2014 and pre-tournament favourites BRAZIL are struggling to live up to expectations . . . MEXICO the second...

It’s time for football to do the talking as lovers of...

BY JOHN GUBBA Despite unprecedented problems for both the host nation and the governing body, the 2014 World Cup in Brazil promises to be a...

2014 World Cup | Louis Van Gaal’s Dutch courage serves up...

BY JOHN GUBBA When Tim Krul saved twice in a sensational penalty shoot out win that eliminated brave Costa Rica and earned Holland a semi-final...

2014 World Cup | THE FUTURE IS ORANGE | Holland 5-1...

BY JOHN GUBBA The future is bright - the future is ORANGE. Louis Van Gaal - the new manager of Manchester United - has masterminded the...

Lampard right to blast media for negative Rooney fixation handicapping England

Just like David Beckham before him Wayne Rooney is an England hero who refuses to be written off by the British media. The truth is...

Last laugh is on Premier League boss Sir Dave Richards after...

BY JOHN GUBBA It is hard to take Premier League chairman Sir Dave Richards seriously, not just because he is shockingly naive for a man...