WC Player Profile: Gonzalo Higuain
Pilloried for big misses in even bigger games, Argentina in crisis suddenly find themselves looking to Gonzalo Higuain, writes Adam Digby. After two years in which Pipita discovered there's more…
Pilloried for big misses in even bigger games, Argentina in crisis suddenly find themselves looking to Gonzalo Higuain, writes Adam Digby. After two years in which Pipita discovered there's more…
There are extraordinary reports of a ‘coup’ within the Argentina squad to oust Coach Jorge Sampaoli and he could be fired before the Nigeria game. The Seleccion are in crisis…
Diego Armando Maradona blasted the Argentina squad and Coach Jorge Sampaoli for their dismal World Cup, hoping there was “a punch-up in the locker room.” The former Napoli legend did…
Nigeria blew World Cup Group D wide open, with a 2-0 win over Iceland in Volgograd. Argentina were thrashed 3-0 by Croatia last night, leaving the Albiceleste staring down the…
Ivan Perisic said Lionel Messi is “the best, but you can only achieve something if you play as a team” after Croatia crushed Argentina at the World Cup. The Inter…
Lionel Messi saw his penalty saved as Iceland held Argentina to a shock 1-1 draw in their first ever World Cup match and perhaps regret leaving out Serie A talent.…
Iceland have named their 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup, including Udinese midfielder Emil Hallfredsson. This is their first foray into the biggest tournament in international football, having reached…
Juventus have officially sold Iceland international Hordur Magnusson to Bristol City. The 23-year-old helped his country make history at Euro 2016, knocking England out in the Round of 16. This…
France end Iceland’s fairy-tale Euro 2016 with a 5-2 victory, including Olivier Giroud’s brace and Paul Pogba, setting up a semi-final with Germany. Adil Rami and N’Golo Kante were suspended,…
Dino Zoff hopes Gigi Buffon can emulate him by winning the European Championships and the World Cup with Italy. The Azzurri are in the Quarter-Final of Euro 2016, and will…
Italy will face Germany in the Euro 2016 quarter-finals, along with Poland-Portugal, Wales-Belgium and France-Iceland. The final eight of the tournament have been decided and there are some very surprising…
England opened the scoring after four minutes, but were sent crashing out of Euro 2016 by fairy-tale minnows Iceland. Now the Scandinavians will go on to face hosts France in…
Italy face Spain on Monday in Paris, but there’s a British Derby, Croatia-Portugal, Germany-Slovakia and France-Republic of Ireland too. The Group phase of Euro 2016 is now complete and the…
Iceland completed their fairytale Euro 2016 with a last-gasp victory after Austria missed a penalty and will now face England. It was almost a spectacular start for Iceland, as within…
Iceland international Birkir Bjarnason could return to Serie A, as Roma join Torino and Sampdoria for the Basel talent. The former Pescara midfielder hit the headlines with a goal against…
Alessandro Florenzi recorded Italy's fastest sprint in Euro 2016 so far, but he is very far off from record-holder Kingsley Coman of France. UEFA have been recording the speed reached…
Hungary snatched a late equaliser thanks to a Birkir Saevarsson own goal, but Iceland remain unbeaten. Iceland were unchanged from the side that held Portugal to a shock 1-1 draw…
Italy could be crowned Group E winners today, but paradoxically that could lead to a much tougher route to the Euro 2016 Final. The Azzurri won both their opening games…
Former Pescara and Sampdoria man Birkir Bjarnason's equaliser gave Iceland an unlikely point against Portugal. Iceland went into the match knowing a victory would see them become the smallest nation…