The mathematics of the group stage can drive a man to drink, or at the very least, to a rather profound philosophical observation at six in the mornin...
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The San Francisco Bay Area Stadium is buzzing with that peculiar tension only a World Cup third place play off can generate. For Paraguay and Australi...
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There is a unique, almost ceremonial anxiety that descends upon the living rooms and public houses of Britain every four years. It is not the tension...
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So here we are in Kansas City, of all places, for a third place playoff that neither of these sides truly wanted. The Netherlands have just kicked off...
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There are few things more invigorating in tournament football than a goal inside the first two minutes. It unsettles the opposition, sets the tempo, a...
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There is an old saying in football that you should never wish injury upon a player, but you can certainly question the decisions that leave a squad ex...
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There is a certain poetry to watching a new generation of talent take their first deliberate steps on the international stage, and tonight, in the hum...
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There is something wonderfully unpredictable about a World Cup dead rubber. When the dust settles on a semi final defeat, the third place playoff ofte...
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There is a quiet revolution stirring in Gorgie. Hearts have moved with impressive decisiveness to appoint Wouter Vrancken as their new head coach, a m...
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The great Allegri imbroglio has entered its fifth week, and patience in Naples is wearing thinner than a Neapolitan pizza base. GoalZaza has learned t...
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Craig Bellamy will remain in charge of Wales after his anticipated switch to Championship side Burnley fell through. The news, confirmed exclusively t...
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Just a week after Derek McInnes packed his bags and headed for the Ibrox hotseat, Tynecastle has moved with a decisiveness that borders on audacity. T...
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