World Cup 2014: The Story So Far…

So we’ve now had the first round of group matches at this years World Cup… And what can I say, it’s been fantastic so far. I’ve said for weeks, if not months, that I couldn’t wait for this competition to get started in Brazil and it hasn’t let me down! It all kicked off with […]

Is Angel Di Maria Ready To Become A World Cup Star?

As Argentina prepare to kick-off their World Cup ambitions tonight, a lot will be made of their number ten: Lionel Messi. But for me, one of Argentine star may just shine brighter over the next four weeks. Real Madrid’s Angel di Maria had a wonderful last six months of the season at the Bernabeu. He […]

Top Five World Cup Goals

So the World Cup is just over twenty-four hours away now. Are you excited? Well I know I am! I haven’t been this excited since the 2002 World Cup. Mainly down to the fact that it’s being held in Brazil, the country that gave us a true beautiful game with players like Garrincha, Pele, Carlos […]

World Cup Predictions

  We are now getting very close to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. I thought I’d try my hand at predicting the scores of all the games and see who I think will end up as the eventual winners. Here goes…   Group A Brazil 2-0 Croatia, Mexico 2-1 Cameroon. Brazil 3-1 Mexico, Croatia […]

Time For Messi And Ronaldo To Prove Worth At World Cup

For the past two World Cups we’ve all waited for Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo or even both to light up the grandest stage of them all and prove once and for all that they’re up there with Pele and Diego Maradona, who are considered the best players of all time. Both have played in […]

Putting Your Money On Football

I have grown up with betting playing a big part in my life. My grandfather is a retired bookmaker. He had his own shop and had bookie pitches all over race courses and dog tacks throughout Scotland and Jersey. He was very well known in the betting world. At one time he counted Sir Alex […]