Fantasy World Cup Part 2 – France struggles as smiling Karim Benzema watches on
Why wait for the World Cup when Cricket Soccer can report on it now? Part 2 - groups C and D with a faltering France and magical Leo Messi
Group C
It was expected to be a walk in the park...
Blinders Illustrated History of World Cup Football: Top Scorer and Best Player 1974, West...
Blinders Illustrated History of World Cup Football
Top Scorer and Best Player 1974, West Germany
Concept: Arunabha
Artwork: Maha (Soumi)
Argentina with more questions than answers as World Cup approaches
Argentina boss, Jorge Sampaoli, has been touring Europe trying to find solutions to problems all over the pitch, starting with what to do with Mauro Icardi
Jorge Sampaoli has been doing his rounds once more in Europe, finalising plans and...
Blinders Illustrated History of World Cup Football: Top Scorer and Best Player 1970, Mexico
Blinders Illustrated History of World Cup Football
Top Scorer and Best Player 1970, Mexico
Concept: Arunabha
Artwork: Maha (Soumi)
Fantasy World Cup Part 1 – Putin threatens cancellation as Ramos takes out Ronaldo
Why wait for the World Cup, when CricketSoccer can report on it now? Part 1 - Groups A and B with a Russian revolution and Real Madrid civil war
Group A
Hosts Russia couldn’t have had a more comfortable set of...
Blinders Illustrated History of World Cup Football: Top Scorer and Best Player 1966, England
Blinders Illustrated History of World Cup Football
Top Scorer and Best Player 1966, England
Concept: Arunabha
Artwork: Maha (Soumi)
Blinders Illustrated History of World Cup Football: Top Scorer and Best Player 1962, Chile
Blinders Illustrated History of World Cup Football
Top Scorer and Best Player 1962, Chile
Concept: Arunabha
Artwork: Maha (Soumi)
Jorge Sampaoli’s Argentina to-do list on European tour
Keep Messi happy, check in on the walking wounded and maybe allow a defensive rock back from exile, Jorge Sampaoli has a busy time in Europe
Humiliation against Spain still in the back of the mind, Jorge Sampaoli has returned...
Kun v Icardi in Argentina’s World Cup number nine gamble
Jorge Sampaoli's number nine plans have been thrown into disarray with the news that Sergio Aguero is a huge doubt in the race for Russia 2018
Jorge Sampaoli has his 35-man World Cup squad already in mind, Racing Club striker...
Blinders Illustrated History of World Cup Football Top Scorer and Best Player 1954, Switzerland
Blinders Illustrated History of World Cup Football
Top Scorer and Best Player 1954, Switerland
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Artwork: Maha (Soumi)
Top 5: Best Uruguayan performers in the history of the World Cup
Despite being one of the smallest football nations, Uruguay has one of the most illustrious histories - here's a top five of near-perfect performers
5. Pedro Cea
In the first World Cup in 1930 hosted on home soil, Uruguay continued to...
Blinders Illustrated History of World Cup Football : Top Scorer and Best Player, 1950...
Blinders Illustrated History of World Cup Football
Top Scorer and Best Player 1950, Brazil
Concept: Arunabha
Artwork: Maha (Soumi)
Three Uruguayans looking to book late spot for Russia 2018
Although Diego Rolán is in a relegation scrap with Malaga, the Uruguayan's fighting spirit could come in use on the World Cup road to Russia
Diego Rolán – the only bright spot
In a game that provided both Deportivo La Coruna and...
Blinders Illustrated History of World Cup Football : Top Scorer and Best Player, 1938...
Blinders Illustrated History of World Cup Football
Top Scorer and Best Player 1938, France
Concept: Arunabha
Artwork: Maha (Soumi)
Why return of Ezequiel Garay may be answer to Argentina’s bungling backline
Another clean sheet in the shirt of Valencia sees Ezequiel Garay back in the spotlight as a possibility to solve Argentina's defensive dilemma
Lionel Messi dragging Argentina to the World Cup final in 2014 has been the narrative ever since and...
Will Tite clear out Brazil old guard before boarding plane to World Cup?
While the international break was good news all the way for Douglas Costa, some old Brazilian fixtures might find it hard to book their World Cup place to Russia
Brazil had a very successful FIFA date, achieving two impressive victories...
Solid England draw with Italy, the Three Lions are ready for Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8spkDNuZXM
At Wembley a VAR decision gave Italy the penalty to equalise through Lorenzo Insigne, who cancelled out Jamie Vardy's opener: nonetheless, England showed solidity and quality. They will have their say in Russia.
5 ways of explaining Spain’s historic thrashing of Argentina
The perfect storm hit the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid as a near flawless Spain dismantled a shambolic Argentina. Here's the five ways they did it
The football world was completely shocked this Tuesday as Spain delivered one of their most...
From heaven to hell: the winners and losers from Argentina’s tumultuous week
A week of tuning-up for Argentina turned into further fears of Messi-dependency and even more doubts about the backline and Gonzalo Higuain
Jorge Sampaoli was supposed to be using this international break to finalise his plans for his World Cup...
International winners and losers: Super Spain and awful Argentina
While Spain showed that once again they are true contenders for the World Cup crown, Argentina proved to be even worse than expected without Lionel Messi
Winners
Spain
Six goals put past Argentina. Exposing all the flaws of the opponents, but...