A former Chelsea manager is set to offer Oscar a way out of Stamford Bridge. The 25-year-old has not started a Premier League game under new manager Antonio Conte since the 2-1 defeat to Liverpool in September. Indeed, the switch to a 3-4-3 formation has effectively solidified Conte’s preferred starting eleven – of which the Brazilian international is patently not …
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Fingers, toes and and all other traversable body parts will be well and truly crossed at the FA as England begin a third international tournament under Roy Hodgson. Not necessarily in the hope of victory but certainly in the hope that failure, for the first time, is avoided. What can be deemed success at a tournament where only eight of 24 teams will …
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For the revolving door that is the Chelsea managerial job, a new contender has entered the fray. The Telegraph were on Thursday reporting that ex-Chile manager Jorge Sampaoli is coming under serious consideration by the Chelsea hierarchy as they look to find a permanent replacement for José Mourinho. The race was previously thought to have been a three-way battle between Antonio Conte, Diego …
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After a humiliating beating, Brazilian football appears to be in tatters. Kehlan Kirwan looks at why Brazil should go back to street football in a bid to redeem the Samba glories of the past. Realities. Sooner or later you have to face realities, especially in football. The choices you made were wrong and what you thought you had was an …
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Our man in Berlin, Daire O’Driscoll, discusses the aftermath of what was a historic German performance in Belo Horizonte. The final scene from the 2007 film La Vie En Rose is something special. Edith Piaf, the subject of the film stands centre stage singing perhaps her most famous song “Je ne regrette rien” ( I regret nothing), as a montage …
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Germany inflicted the heaviest defeat on a Brazilian team in 94 years, scoring seven great goals against a team that were truly shambolic. Here are seven reasons as to why the Germans won. 1.Skill This German side had plenty of skill throughout the whole team. Kroos, Lahm, Mueller and Neuer to name only a few. Brazil were missing their main …
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An impossible task is presented for a trio of players on Tuesday night as one will be charged with replacing the mercurial Neymar Jr.; the man who carried the hopes of a nation on his back before it was unceremoniously broken by Juan Zuniga on the quarter-final battlefield against Colombia. Now it will be up to either Willian, Bernard or Ramires …
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The 2014 World Cup gets underway this Thursday with Brazil’s opening game against Croatia at the Estadio do Maracana with kick off at 9.00pm. The hosts will be expecting to get their campaign off to a successful start but face arguably their most difficult opponents in Group A in Croatia. Form Guide As hosts of this World Cup Brazil did …
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