[ad_1] The Brazilian coastal city of Santos, which sporting giant Pele turned into a byword for soccer brilliance during a glittering club career, started bidding goodbye to its hero on Monday with a 24-hour wake. Mourners lined up to see Pele’s body in an open casket in the center of the field at the Vila … Read more
[ad_1] Argentina will play their 10th world cup quarter-final while the Netherlands will play their seventh quarter-final tonight. In their last eight appearances in the world cup, the Dutch progressed to the final three times. Overview After losing the final to Germany in 2014, Lionel Messi’s boys got eliminated in the Round of 16 last … Read more
[ad_1] Brazil vs Argentina in a football match – There aren’t enough words perhaps in the English language to describe all the facets of this rivalry. It has seen everything – blood and tears, giants of football going toe to toe, controversies and on-field skirmishes and of course some very good football. The Pele vs … Read more
[ad_1] Brazil will play their 17th world cup quarter-final (their eighth successive one), which is stunning because this is the 22nd edition of the championship. As a stark contrast, Croatia will play their third quarter-final tonight. Overview Brazil and Croatia will head toward the match with the possibility of a semi-final clash against the winner … Read more
[ad_1] Cristiano Ronaldo said Thursday that Portugal were “too united to be broken by outside forces” after it was reported he had threatened to walk out on the squad after being benched against Switzerland. The 37-year-old striker was dropped for the last-16 clash earlier this week, with his replacement, Goncalo Ramos, netting a hat-trick in … Read more