The World Cup party has started – but what about the protests?
The World Cup finally begins – so is it party time? Or protest? Demonstrators clash with police in Sao Paolo. So much for the beautiful game.
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England manager Roy Hodgson finds it hard to take losing to Italy in their opening World Cup game on Saturday after what he describes as the best performance of his two years in charge of the team.
England are seeking revenge against Italy in Brazil on Saturday – but the game will have a very different meaning if the two nations meet again at the Homeless World Cup later this year.
Fans of the Netherlands took Twitter by storm after their team beat Spain 5-1 in their opening World Cup match – here are a few of the more tasteful creations we’re able to share.
It seems everyone in Rio was celebrating Brazil’s victory. Guillermo Galdos watches the match in one of Rio’s many favelas – a world apart from the glitz and glamour of Fifa’s World Cup.
The World Cup finally begins – so is it party time? Or protest? Demonstrators clash with police in Sao Paolo. So much for the beautiful game.
After 48 years of hurt, few England fans believe their team have a chance of winning the World Cup. But there is plenty to look forward to in Brazil – great football, samba music and the caxirola.
Despite heavy corporate sponsorship, many Chicagoans interviewed for Channel 4 News on the eve of the 1994 football World Cup in the US had no knowledge of the game or the tournament.
Interviewing Chief Raoni about the destruction of the rainforest was one of the most amazing encounters I’ve ever had.
Love the World Cup? Football commentator, writer and curmudgeon John Anderson focuses on the things which will make us want to kick a hole in the TV screen over the coming weeks.
Fifa President Sepp Blatter is under pressure in Brazil and at home in Switzerland to prove that his organisation is fit for purpose.
The billions spent on the World Cup are “an absolute waste” according to some in Brazil – Sports Correspondent Keme Nzerem reports on the rage directed at Fifa.
The Jules Rimet trophy disappeared for good when it was stolen in Brazil in 1983. But it had gone missing once before, in 1966, only to be retrieved from under a south London bush by Pickles the dog.
Michael Garcia’s investigation into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids will be completed next week. The question now is whether he will look at new bribery allegations.
Gary Barlow’s reworking of the Take That hit, Greatest Day, was supposed to become England’s World Cup anthem. Instead, it has been quietly axed.
It’s red and white, it’s not the flag Switzerland and every few years it triggers a debate about xenophobia. Yes – it’s the cross of St George. Football writer and commentator John Anderson waves his.