Reports from Brazil suggest that their talismanic striker Neymar has been ruled out of the World Cup with fractured third vertebrae. He was stretchered off in the dying minutes of Brazil’s 2-1 victory over Colombia in obvious pain after sustaining a back injury inflicted by Juan Zuniga and was taken straight to hospital for several tests. […]
David Luiz free kick stuns Colombia
Brazil 2, Colombia 1 (World Cup Quarter Final) James Rodriguez continues amazing scoring run; Brazil defenders put Colombia out of World Cup with two set piece goals and face Germany in the Semi Finals. Five dramatic second half minutes might have decided Brazil’s fate in this World Cup as their luck held against the Colombians. […]
Manchester City land Vietnamese bank sponsorship deal
Manchester City has sealed another Asian sponsorship deal, this time with a Vietnamese bank. The latest partnership is a two-year link-up with Saigon Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB). SHB, which has been named the fastest growing Vietnamese Retail Bank by the Global Banking Finance Review, with over two million customers, will become City’s official affinity card partner in […]
Boundary Park gets a new name
Boundary Park is to be renamed after Oldham Athletic sealed a five-year partnership with retail giants Sports Direct and kit suppliers Sondico. The sponsorship, the biggest commercial deal in the club’s history, sees Boundary Park become SportsDirect.com Park while SportsDirect.com are the club’s new front-of-shirt sponsor. And the first game at SportsDirect.com Park will be […]
Belgians hold out against late US charge to go through to Quarter Finals
BELGIUM 2, USA 1 AET BELGIUM HOLD OFF LATE US SURGE TO PROGRESS TO THE QUARTER FINALS, WONDOWLOWSKI COULD HAVE WON IT FOR AMERICANS IN NORMAL TIME Just when you thought you couldn’t see a more attacking game at the World Cup, the Americans served up another slice of attacking football and pushed the Belgians […]