
Innocents cop Kiwi ref's abuse
The Peter O'Learys of the world are crying foul over abuse being meted out to them instead of a controversial Kiwi referee with the same name.
The Peter O'Learys of the world are crying foul over abuse being meted out to them instead of a controversial Kiwi referee with the same name.
Always appearing older than he is, 30-year-old Arjen Robben seems to have been around, fully formed, for years. But what we are seeing at this World Cup is a player at last coming of age.
There may be no All Whites this time but that hasn't slowed the willingness of Kiwis to take a punt on the Fifa World Cup.
The spirit of unity among the remaining World Cup contenders will be vital in the knockout stage.
With half of the World Cup teams heading home, we look back on the group stage of the 2014 World Cup and which teams and players stood out.
Lionel Messi did something that we had not seen from him before at this World Cup. Not the two goals, or the casual match-winning brilliance.
Herald on Sunday's Michael Burgess looks at five things we learned from day 14 of the FIFA World Cup.
Luis Suarez faces being thrown out of the World Cup after Fifa officially charged him with biting Giorgio Chiellini - but his captain is standing behind him.
When street protests erupted in Brazil a year ago, Neymar issued a statement that enhanced his hero status.
Giorgio Chiellini demanded that Fifa show the "courage" to ban Luis Suarez from the World Cup after becoming the third opponent to be bitten by the controversial Uruguayan striker.
Three bites and you are out, writes Chris Rattue. That should be football's response to a third Luis Suarez biting scandal in four years, this one damaging the image of the World Cup.
The video circulating around a gleeful Argentina has not been lost on the long-suffering Brazilians, just across the eastern border.
Adidas predicts it will sell a third more Germany jerseys this year than when the country hosted the World Cup eight years ago as fans worldwide get behind the team in Brazil.
Mario Balotelli is already an international football star and could become one of Italy's greatest ever strikers.
The Kiwi football referee who received death threats after officiating a World Cup match this week is "frustrated" by the vitriolic backlash but "happy" with his performance.
Michael Burgess looks at the five things learned from today's action in Brazil including the increasing pressure on the hosts.
Thousands of football fans petition to remove a NZ referee from the World Cup after an image appeared of him 'celebrating' with Nigeria goalkeeper.
Steven Gerrard has challenged Harry Redknapp to "name and embarrass" the Tottenham Hotspur players who he claims did not want to represent England.
Ghana was yesterday exposed as agreeing to take part in international football matches organised by match fixers.
Brazil are on home soil, with a history of success, many talented players and two World Cup winning coaches on board. But that doesn't mean they will win the tournament.
Hundreds of English TV viewers are calling for adverts featuring England football players to be pulled after being knocked out at the group stage of the World Cup.