BRAZIL 2014:Mueller out to take W/Cup home

As England’s beleaguered players flew back to the United Kingdom after another failed World Cup campaign, the now familiar post-tournament narrative was gradually beginning to take shape.

Lionel Messi,Thomas Mueller na Neymar ni miongoni mwa wachezaji 10, waliotajwa kuwania tuzo ya kiatu cha dhahabu katika Kombe la Dunia mwaka huu.

Brazil’s President Dilma Roussef vowed that her country is ready to host the most trouble-plagued World Cup in history from today as she confronted public anger at the multi-billion-dollar price tag.

Chelsea midfielder Oscar put the seal on the win with a late strike from distance to trigger delirium.

>The pretenders are gone. The 16 teams remaining in Brazil are the best sides in the world, the outstanding sides left in what is shaping up to be a tournament for the ages.

President Dilma Rousseff: “I hear and respect those opinions but I don’t agree with them. It is a false dilemma” Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff says her country is ready, on and off the pitch, for the football World Cup which starts on Thursday. In a TV address, she said “the pessimists” had been defeated by the determination of the Brazilian people. She rejected criticism of overspending, saying that the tournament would leave a lasting legacy of infrastructure. Brazil has seen a year...

Tens of thousands of jubilant fans massed at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate on Tuesday to welcome the World Cup winners and new national heroes bringing home football's top prize for the first time to a reunified Germany.

Players expected to figure prominently would mostly be from up and coming developing countries!

>Uruguay star Luis Suarez was suspended for nine matches for biting an opponent yesterday as World Cup chiefs struck back with the heaviest sanction against a player in the tournament’s history.