Xavi retirement confirms the end of Spanish domination of international football
August 5, 2014 John Welsh
Barcelona, Football, Xavi, Xavi HernandezIn the eyes of many football fans, the sight of Netherlands humbling Spain 5-1 at the World Cup finals in Brazil marked the end of Spanish dominance on the international football stage, and the recent announcement by midfield maestro Xavi Hernandez that he was retiring from representing Spain only confirms that impression. Xavi epitomised all […]
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Manchester United Win International Champions Cup 2014, Van Gaal Corners Glory
August 5, 2014 R K Gupta
Football, Manchester United, Van GaalManchester United have redeemed themselves during their US tour under the new manager Louis Van Gaal. During the tour, they did not lose a single match and after a thumping 7-0 win over Los Angeles Galaxy in California, they participated in International Champions Cup 2014. Man-U played three round-robin matches in their pool to finish […]
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From Netherlands It Is Manchester United for Louis Van Gaal as He Goes on Team Tour to USA
July 24, 2014 R K Gupta
Louis Van Gaal, Manchester United, NetherlandsFor 10 months, Manchester United fans hoped against hope, as the prestigious club suffered a fall from grace under David Moyes. It was a huge turnaround from the days of Sir Alex Ferguson, who became a cult figure in English football during his nearly 27-year stint as the manager of Man-U. The owners and executive […]
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Lahm and Gerrard: A story of two retiring international captains
July 22, 2014 John Welsh
Football, GerrardThe World Cup in Brazil has now finished and Russia will host the next tournament in 2018, but missing from the competition four years from now will be two captains who have recently announced their retirement from international football. Philipp Lahm of Germany and Steven Gerrard of England will no longer play for their national […]
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Lingering Memories and Defining Moments from The Brazil World Cup
July 20, 2014 R K Gupta
Brazil2014, Football, worldcupAfter keeping global interest alive for over one month, the FIFA World Cup came to an end last week. Millions of people immediately suffered from a bit of vacuum in their lives after a daily dose of intriguing football action. They now have to wait four years until the 21st edition could unfold in Russia […]
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Brazil capitulation arguably the most memorable World Cup moment
July 15, 2014 John Welsh
Brazil World Cup 2014, Brazil2014, FIFA, Football, worldcupThe 2014 World Cup will be remembered for a range of contrasting incidents and matches with the emergence of James Rodriguez as a genuine World Class striker, the 5-1 defeat of Spain by Netherlands and the Luis Suarez bite among the most prominent. However, those four goals in less than seven minutes during the 7-1 […]
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Curtain Comes Down On the Biggest Global Sporting Extravaganza With Fourth World Cup Victory For Germany
July 14, 2014 R K Gupta
Brazil2014, FIFA, Football, Germany, worldcupBeginning as tournament favorites months ago, Germany proved their mettle in the World Cup final against Argentina at the iconic and truly magnificent Maracana stadium at Rio de Janeiro on Sunday night. Playing in front of pack stands, Germany did not exactly dish out their best but it was enough to score the decisive victory […]
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German work ethic and versatility earns deserved World Cup triumph
July 14, 2014 John Welsh
Brazil World Cup 2014, FIFA, Germany, worldcupThe 2014 World Cup final between Germany and Argentina followed the pattern of so many of the matches in the knockout phase of the tournament with strong defensive units assuming superiority over their attacking counterparts, but the action was still enthralling for most of the match. Mario Gotze’s expert finish deep into extra-time to seal […]
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Colorless and Unconvincing Brazil Yield the Third Spot to The Netherlands
July 13, 2014 R K Gupta
Brazil2014, FIFA, Netherlands, worldcupBrazil picked up from where they left in their semifinal match against Germany. But Netherlands allowed them to get away with just a 3-0 loss. The return of captain Thiago Silva proved a disadvantage in the 3rd minute as the defender yielded a penalty by wrongly obstructing Arjen Robben. In the 17th minute, Brazil conceded […]
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Netherlands Throttled Messi but Lost in the End to Romero’s Two Fantastic Penalty Saves
July 10, 2014 R K Gupta
Argentina, Brazil World Cup 2014, Brazil2014, Final, RomeroArgentina will meet old rivals Germany at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium on Sunday in the third of their World Cup final encounter after 1986 and 1990. This will be record for the same two teams playing each other in a FIFA World Cup final. Coming to the semifinal after beating Costa Rica, in the […]
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor AXELSEN | 72,500 |
| 2 | PRANNOY H. S. | 66,730 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 61,240 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 61,110 |
| 5 | Kodai NARAOKA | 55,370 |