# World Cup 2014

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Neymar says he almost lost his ability to walk from 2014 World Cup back injury

The Brazil international suffered fractured vertebrae against Colombia.

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Dec 27th 2017, 4:38 PM

# Brilliant Orange

'The Dutch team of 1974 is often compared to The Beatles with Johan Cruyff as John Lennon'

David Winner looks back on the genius of Cruyff and his role in the magnificent Dutch team of the 1970s.

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Mar 24th 2016, 4:59 PM

# Speaking out

Thiago Silva: I suffered from post-World Cup depression

The PSG captain also spoke about his omission from recent Brazil squads

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Feb 29th 2016, 9:53 AM

# Mineirazo

How much do remember from the night Germany beat Brazil 7-1?

It’s hard to believe it was a year ago today.

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Jul 8th 2015, 5:00 PM

# Perfect 10

A year has passed since James Rodriguez smashed in this gift to football

Because in-off-the-bar goals are the best goals.

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Jun 28th 2015, 7:00 PM

# Report

Ghana's 'ball boy' received nearly €90,000 during their 2014 World Cup campaign

That’s the exact same amount as their players.

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Jun 26th 2015, 3:34 PM

# hope for steph

Robin van Persie will miss tonight's Ballon d'Or ceremony because of injury

The Dutchman is nominated for the Puskas Award along with Ireland’s Stephanie Roche and James Rodriguez.

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Jan 12th 2015, 10:15 AM

# Deutsche LOLs

Bayern's Brazilian defender threatened to hit Thomas Müller after hearing one too many '7 - 1' jokes

“We can joke about anything, but not about this,” said the tortured Dante.

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Jan 7th 2015, 12:33 PM

# Sport Review 2014

The 10 most memorable moments of the 2014 World Cup

Robin van Persie, Luis Suarez and Tim Howard all created their unique storylines at what was a wonderful tournament.

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Dec 23rd 2014, 6:00 PM

# white knights

German football 2014: It was fitting the country was crowned the world's best

There had been a feeling of anticipation in German football and success in Brazil made perfect sense.

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Dec 22nd 2014, 10:30 AM

# Golden Boot

Mario Götze's World Cup-winning boot has sold for €2 million

German hero donated his left boot to help a children’s charity.

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Dec 6th 2014, 5:16 PM

# COYBIG

Roy Keane gives Irish amputee footballers rousing speech ahead of World Cup campaign

The 2014 World Cup starts in Mexico this week.

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Nov 25th 2014, 4:40 PM

# TAKING ACTION

A Colombian lawyer is suing FIFA for €1billion over refereeing decisions

Aurelio Jimenez claims decisions made by Carlos Velasco Carballo at the World Cup partially casued his cardiac problems.

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Aug 15th 2014, 1:16 PM

# promise

Tottenham confirm signing of USA World Cup star DeAndre Yedlin

The 21-year-old caught the eye in his country’s last-16 encounter with Belgium.

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Aug 13th 2014, 9:21 PM

# Dare to Zlatan

Zlatan stumps up €40k to deliver learning difficulties World Cup dream for Swedish team

Ibra’s a gent.

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Aug 12th 2014, 12:09 PM

# reflection

Pique: Van Gaal said I wasn't 'tough enough' to be a centre back

The Barcelona player also claimed he is not one of the best defenders in the world on current form.

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Aug 1st 2014, 2:45 PM

# reflections

'The end of an era': Where did it all go wrong for Spain at the World Cup?

Gaizka Mendieta and Guillem Balague give their thoughts on the Spanish team’s failure one month on.

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Aug 1st 2014, 7:25 AM

# new arrival

West Ham finalise a deal for striker Enner Valencia

Attacker who scored three times for Ecuador at the World Cup makes the switch from Mexican side Pachuca.

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Jul 29th 2014, 7:01 PM

# anti-climax

Guillem Balague on why Lionel Messi had a disappointing World Cup final

The Spanish football expert also played down criticism of FIFA’s decision to give the Golden Ball to the Barca star.

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Jul 28th 2014, 6:15 AM

# dream team

Cristiano Ronaldo denies reports of link-up with US rapper Lil Wayne

Previous rumours had indicated that a deal between the two stars was set to happen.

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Jul 27th 2014, 5:15 PM

# anomaly

Neymar's brain activity while playing less than 10% the level of amateur footballers

The findings were published in the Swiss journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.

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Jul 26th 2014, 5:43 PM

# Road to France

Ireland and O'Neill to face Löw as Germany boss staying on for two more years

The 54-year-old has announced that he will remain with the World Cup winners until Euro 2016.

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Jul 23rd 2014, 2:44 PM

# copycats

Copying Germany won't work for other countries - Pep Guardiola

The Munich coach says you have to back your own system.

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Jul 22nd 2014, 5:06 PM

# going backwards

It's another reappointment for Brazil as Dunga handed back control of Seleção

And there we were thinking they wanted to play football again.

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Jul 22nd 2014, 3:55 PM

# Poll

FIFA say yes but was this the best goal of the World Cup?

James Rodriguez’ effort against Uruguay got the nod but we want to know if you agree.

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Jul 21st 2014, 2:03 PM

# World Cup 2014

It wasn't me! Someone in the Germany camp broke the World Cup trophy

It’s okay though, it wasn’t the real one.

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Jul 21st 2014, 9:20 AM

# Talented

This highlights video shows why many consider Neuer as the world's best keeper

The German stopper enhanced his reputation at the 2014 World Cup.

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Jul 21st 2014, 6:45 AM

# request

Michael Darragh Macauley sends celebratory tweet to Rihanna after Dubs down Meath

The Dublin footballer urged the singer to “call” him.

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Jul 20th 2014, 6:33 PM

# hot prospect

James Rodriguez will join Real Madrid for €80 million, according to Spanish media

It is believed the Colombian star is already on his way to Spain to finalise the deal.

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Jul 20th 2014, 3:51 PM

# Ambition

United will play attractive football under Van Gaal - Woodward

Much of the Red Devils’ glittering success over the past two decades has been built on the club’s attacking philosophy.

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Jul 20th 2014, 2:55 PM

# fun fun fun

'Dreams of Andrea Pirlo and the day my World Cup sticker-collecting hopes ended'

639 spaces to fill, 30 days to complete the album and one person to undertake the task. They said it was impossible. They were right.

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Jul 20th 2014, 9:45 AM

# Analysis

6 lessons learned from the 2014 World Cup

Lionel Messi doesn’t need to prove his greatness, football must address its concussion problem and more.

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Jul 20th 2014, 7:25 AM

# footballing genius

VIDEO: Are these the top 10 goals of the 2014 World Cup?

Featuring Lionel Messi, James Rodriguez, Tim Cahill and more.

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Jul 19th 2014, 11:55 PM

# new arrival

Magpies add Dutch World Cup defender Janmaat to their ranks

The full-back signs from Feyenoord and will fill the void left by Mathieu Debuchy’s departure for Arsenal.

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Jul 17th 2014, 7:49 PM

# what a guy

German football star Özil used his World Cup bonus to pay for Brazilian kids' operations

Lovely gesture.

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Jul 17th 2014, 11:45 AM

# madridista midfield

Real Madrid seal €30 million Toni Kroos transfer from Bayern Munich

The 24-year-old midfielder has signed a six-year deal with the La Liga giants and will be presented at a ceremony today.

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Jul 17th 2014, 8:51 AM

# Four more years

Here's what Ireland's team for the 2018 World Cup might look like

A number of the current squad are likely to still be eligible should the Irish team reach Russia in four years’ time.

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Jul 16th 2014, 8:00 AM

# problem

Leo Messi keeps throwing up in matches and no one can figure out why

Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino said that Messi went to a doctor, but the tests didn’t reveal anything.

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Jul 16th 2014, 12:23 AM

# Ingenious

Check out this class video of all the World Cup goals in flip book form

This will hopefully help cure your burgeoning thirst for football in the tournament’s absence.

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Jul 15th 2014, 10:22 PM

# back to brazil

'Deprived of fair and honest treatment' Eduardo walks away from Croatia

The Brazilian-born striker scored 29 times in his 64 caps, but retires complaining of influence from outside forces.

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Jul 15th 2014, 8:53 PM