Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (France) Lloris edges out Golden Glove winner Thibaut Courtois as the starting goalkeeper. The French captain wasn’t required as often as his Belgian counterpart but was superb when called upon. He k...
Nigeria 1 (Moses pen 51’) Argentina 2 (Messi 14’, Rojo 86') By Jakob Gisik A late Marcos Rojo goal has given Argentina a 2-1 win over Nigeria and lifted them into the last 16 of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The Sout...
Argentina 0 Croatia 3 (Rebic 53’, Modric 80', Rakitic 90+1’) By Jakob Gisik Argentina is on the brink of elimination from the 2018 FIFA World Cup after being thumped by Croatia 3-0 at the Nizhny Novgorod stadium...
Croatia 2 (Etebo og 32’, Modric pen 71’) Nigeria 0 By Jakob Gisik A Luka Modric penalty and a first-half own goal were enough to give Croatia a 2-0 win over Nigeria in the Group D opener at Kaliningrad Stadium ...
By Jakob Gisik Team: Argentina Nickname: La Albiceleste (The White and Sky-blue) World Cup Appearances: 17 (Champions in 1978 and 1986) FIFA World Ranking: 5 Coach: Jorge Sampaoli Captain: Lionel Messi...
By Jakob Gisik Team: Iceland Nickname: Strákarnir Okkar (Our Boys) World Cup Appearances: 1 (2018) FIFA World Ranking: 22 Coach: Heimir Hallgrímsson Captain: Aron Gunnarsson Player to Watch: Gy...
Meet Stirling Sharpe, a third-year PhD student at the University of Canberra. After completing his Bachelor of Sports Management in 2014, Stirling was determin...
Meet Stirling Sharpe, a third-year PhD student at the University of Canberra. After completing his Bachelor of Sports Management in 2014, Stirling was deter...
In sport, we often consider the pressure that players and coaches are under. But rarely do we contemplate the pressure of being an umpire. Not only are they...
In sport, we often consider the pressure that players and coaches are under. But rarely do we contemplate the pressure of being an umpire. Not only are they req...