Recent World Cup Finals would have the casual fan of international football believing that the imminent Copa America decider is bound to be a damp squib. Since 1990, every world championship match bar one has produced under 2.5 goals, with all bar two of the seven seeing neither side score … Read more
It may be hard to believe for those hardy souls in the away end at the Britannia Stadium on the final day of last season, but two thirds of Brazil’s front three now play for Liverpool. Philippe Coutinho will likely line-up alongside new signing Roberto Firmino and Chelsea’s Willian when … Read more
In what is undoubtedly the juiciest of all the Copa America quarter finals, Argentina take on Colombia in the Chilean seaside town of Vina del Mar. The odds, unsurprisingly, are stacked in favour of the beaten World Cup finalists, with Lionel Messi and co attributed a price of 17/20 to … Read more
Few footballing youths can claim to have secured loan deals to two European clubs of historic repute while being owned by a relative no mark, but new Manchester United target Fabinho can. The 21-year-old Brazilian was playing for Portuguese outfit Rio Ave when Real Madrid loaned him during the 2012/13 … Read more