National 3 - Group J · Attacker · #36 · France · 20 yrs
Aston Villa's midfield rebuild continues apace with the acquisition of Joao Gomes from Wolves. And while the Brazil international was caught up in the malaise at Molineux, there is every reason to believe that he can become a popular figure at Villa Park.
The tournament’s mascot came to herald the ubiquitous, commercial aims of a growing international spectacleDeep within a dark warehouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina, there sits a severed head. Encased in plastic, perfectly preserved and seemingly begging to be reanimated, it belongs to an American soccer legend.For a seismic summer 32 years ago, Striker the dog was more ubiquitous than any of World Cup 94’s players, plastered all over billboards, Coke cans, key chains, caps and hundreds of other items. Kids carried around Striker dolls. Grown men played Striker-themed pinball machines and Super Nintendo games and posed for photos with the pup in stadiums. Continue reading...
Lionel Messi has been the star of Argentina's World Cup title defence, though his performances have not been a surprise to Lionel Scaloni. The post Scaloni not surprised by ‘machine’ Messi’s World Cup exploits appeared first on SoccerNews.
The stage is set for England and Norway to do battle in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday evening. Two probably best strikers in the world right now, Harry Kane and Erling Haaland, will surely leave their mark in this clash. Here’s what the England captain has to say about the Manchester City star. “Physically […] The post “Physically, he’s a machine, he’s a beast” – Harry Kane on Erling Haaland ahead of England vs Norway World Cup showdown (Video) appeared first on SoccerNews.
The former England midfielder is everywhere at this World Cup, having reached a popularity in the US other Britons have rarely achievedWatch US television for any length of time and the endless spume of adverts will eventually separate into three distinct types.The first are adverts for units of generic food-substance, each one essentially the same hand-sized grenade of glossy and salted microminced matter; but each also with its own industrialised repertoire of colours and noise and packaging required to dress it as a distinct genre of actual human food. Try the delicious new Flame Sauced Philly Cheese Taco Wing Waffle Dog Deep Dish MegaDeath Burger Grenade-Shaped Eat Thing. You won’t be disappointed. Or you will be. Whatever. Continue reading...
On this occasion, France kept the champagne football on ice. Which was probably just as well, given the temperature. As Philadelphia broiled in an Independence Day heatwave, the World Cup favourites were forced to drop a gear or two but still had too much for a Paraguay team that set out for a fight but were ultimately no more than a nuisance.In the annals of France-Paraguay encounters this was more France 98, a 1-0 French victory in extra time, than Sweden 58, where Just Fontaine embellished his World Cup legend with a hat-trick. Les Bleus’ modern-day goal machine, Kylian Mbappé, had to make do with just the one, a penalty, to draw him level again with Lionel Messi in the Golden Boot race, but one behind the great man in terms of the all-time goalscoring record. Continue reading...
In recent weeks, the Barcelona transfer news has been dominated by speculation surrounding Harry Kane, with the Bayern Munich striker attracting attention after reports linked him with a possible move...
Barcelona transfer news continues to revolve around the club’s search for a new striker, and a fresh report has now linked the Catalan giants with a move for Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane.Accordi...
