World Cup 2014: Rooney is ready to make mark, says Giggs
Thierry Henry and Rio Ferdinand head the list of BBC pundits for the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil.
Gary Barlow's England World Cup song labelled 'rubbish' by David Baddiel
Before it’s over, at least one fan from abroad will be eaten by piranhas in the Amazon..
The stadiums look nice, even if some of them won’t be completely finished, and you’ve got to expect a few abandoned hotels and such given the tradition of corruption in Latin America.
I expect it will be quite successful, in spite of all the problems and crime. South America loves it’s soccer.
“O Pais do Futuro” - The Nation of the Future (that never seems to quite arrive)
Preliminary USMNT Roster:
GOALKEEPERS (3) :Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (11) : DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Timmy Chandler (Nürnberg), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Clarence Goodson (San Jose Earthquakes), Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim), Michael Parkhurst (Columbus Crew), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders FC)
MIDFIELDERS (10) : Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg), Maurice Edu (Philadelphia Union), Julian Green (Bayern Munich), Jermaine Jones (Besiktas), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
FORWARDS (6) : Jozy Altidore (Sunderland), Terrence Boyd (Rapid Vienna), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
Goalkeepers: Fraser Forster (Celtic), Ben Foster (West Brom), Joe Hart (Manchester City)
Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Luke Shaw (Southampton), Chris Smalling (Manchester United)
Midfielders: Ross Barkley (Everton), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Adam Lallana (Southampton), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), James Milner (Manchester City), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Raheem Sterling (Liverpool), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)
Forwards: Rickie Lambert (Southampton), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Danny Welbeck (Manchester United)
On standby: Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Andy Carroll (West Ham), Tom Cleverley (Manchester United), Jermain Defoe (Toronto FC), Jon Flanagan (Liverpool), John Ruddy (Norwich City), John Stones (Everton)
Rowdy European soccer fans in a country where a lot of people carry machetes. What could possibly go wrong?
FIFA has no one but itself to blame. There were better options than Rio for the World Cup, there were better options than Russia for the 2018 World Cup, and there were, and are, much better options than Qatar for the 2022 World Cup.
FIFA cannot therefore complain if its showcase event is screwed up.
I hope Manager of the Year is Tony Pulis, great upset by Crystal Palace in front of 39,000 plus fans at Goodison Park.