Brazil still has more than one year to go before the 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks off, but it has a ton of work remaining before the stadium that'll host the opening match will be completed.
This is How the Stadium That Will Host the Opening Match of the 2014 World Cup Looks Like Right Now is a post from World Cup News from World Cup Buzz.
Photos of Ireland's new away jersey for 2013-14 have been leaked on the Internet.
Designed and manufactured by Umbro, the new shirt design features the classic green color of the Republic of Ireland. Footballers James McClean, Robbie Brady and Shane Long teamed up with team sponsors, Three, to launch the new Umbro Ireland Away jersey and give their thoughts on that important upcoming qualifier against Sweden.
As every football fan knows, Fernando Torres has not nearly lived up to Chelsea's expectations after signing him in January of 2011. For £50 million, Chelsea was expecting the world from Torres. After a fantastic career at Liverpool, the Spaniard's time at Chelsea has been completely different.
The current international break has brought my attention to the upcoming World Cup in Brazil. So far the front runners are Brazil, Argentina, Spain and Germany. It is certainly a chance for the world to see some of the finest footballing talent that there has been for a long time with the likes of Messi, Ronaldo and the wonderful Spanish team that just keeps on giving.
So, with the end to another eventful January transfer window, who really came out on top with the best bargains? And more controversially, who came out of it looking weaker than ever?
The biggest spenders in the transfer window were QPR, Newcastle and Liverpool. It was expected that QPR would have a big spend with them being rock-bottom in the Premier League.
Betting on an England match is an easy task if you know what makes the national team tick pressure and the form of one or two key players. For other international teams, you may look at injuries, fatigue, club form, etc etc. With England, it's much simpler for the watching pundit see who's under pressure.
Diving or embellishment has been an issue in soccer for a long time. FIFA have started to hammer down on diving recently by issuing yellow cards to players who embellish a foul. In North America, Major League Soccer implemented fines and suspensions in 2011 for diving. The league's Disciplinary Committee reviews possible embellishments after games and can distribute fines or suspensions accordingly.
We can now confirm that France's away shirt for 2013 will be the one pictured above from Nike.
France's new away shirt is a beautifully designed shirt with a polo-shirt style collar. Plus it features a red, white and blue trim on the end of the sleeves, which is quite classy.
What are your thoughts about France's new away shirt?
Uruguay's new home shirt for the 2013 Confederations Cup this summer looks like a classy design.
The most prominent feature of Uruguay's new home shirt is the beautifully designed collar by Puma, which combines a smart rounded collar with a shoelace design forming the centerpiece of the jersey.
A photo has been leaked on the Internet showing Brazil's new home shirt for 2013, which will be worn in this summer's Confederations Cup tournament in Brazil.
By Nike's standards, the shirt design is quite good and much better than their current track record. The shirt collar is certainly a throwback, while the thick green cuffs are ugly.
Though the debate surrounding altitude in football and sport in general has been around for a number of years, it was on April 1st 2009 that the debate was really thrown up into the air (the only pun in this piece, I promise) and into the public eye. On this date, Bolivia hosted Argentina in a World Cup qualifying match in La Paz, a city that lies approximately 3600 metres above sea level.
Though the debate surrounding altitude in football and sport in general has been around for a number of years, it was on April 1st 2009 that the debate was really thrown up into the air (the only pun in this piece, I promise) and into the public eye. On this date, Bolivia hosted Argentina in a World Cup qualifying match in La Paz, a city that lies approximately 3600 metres above sea level.
North Korea's Olympic soccer team refused to start its inaugural game against Colombia today after the flag of South Korea was displayed on the stadium screen (see above photo).
After the wrong flags were displayed on the screen before the match, the players left the pitch where the game was delayed by more than 45 minutes.
North Korea's Olympic soccer team refused to start its inaugural game against Colombia today
after the flag of South Korea was displayed on the stadium screen (see above photo).
After the wrong flags were displayed on the screen before the match, the players left the pitch
where the game was delayed by more than 45 minutes.
What a tournament it has been here in Spain. Waking up this morning bleary eyed and with slightly impaired hearing after two days of celebrations laden with fireworks and vowing to not drink with the party hardened locals until the next fiesta, I would like to publish my congratulations to the true winners of Euro 2012.
