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Wayne Rooney finally scored the first ever World Cup goal of his career on Thursday, and it was a big one. Rooney netted the equalizer for England as they were trailing Uruguay 1-0 late in the second half. Thursday’s game was Rooney’s …
Uruguy midfielder Alvaro Pereira took a brutal knee to the head during Thursday’s match against England. Pereira went for a slide tackle on England’s Raheem Sterling and Sterling ended up inadvertently kneeing him in the temple. For a …
Chilean fans weren’t about to be kept out of the stadium for their country’s World Cup game against Spain on Tuesday. They did whatever they had to to get in on the action. In fact, their fans broke through security and invaded the media …
Tim Cahill scored an impressive goal for Australia against The Netherlands on Wednesday that could rival Robin Van Persie’s acrobatic header from earlier in the tournament. The ball was volleyed over Cahill’s head from about midfield and …
Robin Van Persie has scored the best goal of the 2014 World Cup to this point. Van Persie ended up face down on the turf after netting his incredible header in The Netherlands’ upset over Spain, and the goal has sparked a social media trend …
Talk about one you’d like to have back. Lee Keun-Ho was credited with the first goal of the game in Korea’s Group H match with Russia on Tuesday after his shot on goal from just outside the box hit Russian keeper Igor Afikeev in the hands …
Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa turned in the best performance we have seen in the World Cup thus far from a goalie, making a tournament-high six saves and preserving a draw against Brazil on Tuesday. Mexico would have surely lost the game if not …
Brazilian star Neymar Jr. was overcome with emotion during his country’s national anthem prior to Tuesday’s game against Mexico. Neymar, who is considered Brazil’s most dangerous attacker, wiped his eyes while his teammates sang …
After defeating Croatia in its first game of group play, Brazil has put itself in a position to all but clinch a spot in the knockout rounds with a win over Mexico on Tuesday. If you’re a fan of the host team, you should have no fear — …
John Brooks enjoyed what will likely go down as the greatest moment of his career on Monday when he scored the game-winning goal for the USA against Ghana. The perfect header was the type of play that Brooks, who is a reserve player, could only dream …
Unless you have been in hibernation for the past 14 hours or so, you have likely heard about the game-winning goal 21-year-old John Brooks scored for the United States against Ghana on Monday night. The well-placed header instantly turned Brooks into …
Just minutes after the US lost striker Jozy Altidore to what looked like a hamstring injury, Clint Dempsey was booted directly in the face by a high kick. Dempsey, another American striker, was left with a bloody nose and briefly left the field. He …
US striker Jozy Alitodore left Monday’s match against Ghana in the first half with what looked like a hamstring injury. Altidore was chasing down a long pass from Michael Bradley when he grabbed for the back of his leg and immediately dropped …
Germany coach Joachim Loew shook Cristiano Ronaldo’s hand as the Portugal star left the field on Monday, and he may have given him a souvenir in the process. I guess that just depends on how clean Loew’s nose is. As you can see, Loew …
Ghana will kick off its quest for the World Cup championship on Monday afternoon against the United States, and the African nation is going to extreme measures to assure its people will be able to watch the game on television. According to Bloomberg, …
Portugal center back Pepe was given a red card during Monday’s match against Germany after he headbutted an opponent. Pepe was angry in the first half after he apparently felt that Germany’s Thomas Muller sold a hand to the face a bit too …
