In the first matches of 1/4 finals on the World Cup 2014 Brazil will face with Colombia, while in the big European derby will meet France and Germany. Brazil forced to a penalty shootout to get through very good Chile in their first knockout round game. James Rodriguez, who scored five goals and current top scorer, could be the most dangerous player for Brazil defence. Brazil have very strong defence, allowing just three goals in four games, but their attackers have many problems to create quality chances. The Brazilian star Neymar will lead attack along Hulk and…
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Luis Suarez Banned 9 Matches for Biting Giorgio Chiellini During 2014 World Cup
Uruguay and Liverpool forward Luis Suarez will miss the national team’s next nine matches and is banned from football-related activities for the next four months as punishment from FIFA for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during the final match of the World Cup group stage for both sides. DISCIPLINARY: Uruguay’s Luis Suarez suspended for 9 matches & banned for 4 months from any football-related activity. — FIFA Media (@fifamedia) June 26, 2014 Full statement on Luis Suarez suspension: … ‘Such behavior cannot be tolerated on any football pitch, and in particular…
Read MoreWorld Cup 2014 – Play-Off Draw
In order to qualify and make their first FIFA World Cup, Iceland must get past Croatia, while in other play-off matches France face Ukraine, Portugal take on Sweden and Greece play Romania. Former Switzerland striker Alexander Frei and FIFA head of Olympic and World Cup qualifiers Gordon Savic made draw today in Zurich. The four winners of the two-legged matches will join the nine UEFA group winners – Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, England and holders Spain. European play-off draw (15 & 19 November) Portugal v Sweden Ukraine v France Greece v Romania Iceland…
Read MoreWorld Cup Qualifying Preview
Nine months in front of the Final Draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™, no less than 24 qualifying matches are scheduled in the European Zone on Friday, as the stakes for competing teams get increasingly higher. In the 5th round interesting will be duel in Zenica, where leaders Bosnia-Herzegovina welcome second-placed Greece in Group G. Elsewhere, a potentially extreme Balkan derby between Croatia and Serbia awaits in Group A, while in Group F Portugal will try to make up a five-point gap on unbeaten Russia when embarking on…
Read MoreEuropol’s investigators identify 380 fixed football matches
A Champions League tie played in England is one of 380 matches across Europe investigators say was fixed. However, but European police didn’t reveal the identity of the match they believe was corrupt in England. Speaking in The Hague, Europol said that they had uncovered an organised crime syndicate based in Asia that was co-ordinating the operation, with around 425 match officials, club officials, players and criminals under suspicion. Europol, which has been investigating for 18 months, said suspected matches included World Cup and European Championship qualifiers, two Champions…
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