FIFA 2014

Despite playing just five games at the World Cup, Colombia’s star James Rodriguez won the Golden Boot with six goals. Lionel Messi won the Golden Ball for being the most outstanding player at the 2014 World Cup.

After Germany defeated Argentina in extra time of the final of the World Cup, not only did it get to hoist an 18-carat trophy, but it also hauled off a cool $35 million. It’s fitting that the largest prize in World Cup history was distributed in the most expensive World ...

Mario Goetze volleyed in the winning goal in extra time to give Germany its fourth World Cup title with a 1-0 victory over Argentina on Sunday. Goetze controlled the ball with his chest and then shot past Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero in the 113th minute. Argentina had created more chances, ...

The final showdown between Germany and Argentina will revive the memories of world cup finals of the late 80s and 90s as the sides face each other for a record third time in Brazil. Argentina will face Germany in the final of the football world cup 2014 final in Rio ...

Glamorous wives and girlfriends will be out in force to support their men at Estadio Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, on Sunday when Argentina meet Germany in the 2014 Fifa World Cup final. All eyes will be on Lionel Messi’s partner Antonella Roccuzzo, who attends all his games, along with their ...

Lionel Messi has sounded a warning to highly-fancied Germany, and issued a stirring rally cry for Argentina, by referring to Sunday’s mouth-watering FIFA World Cup final as “the game of our lives”. Rio de Janeiro’s famous Maracana is the setting as Messi attempts to emulate his idol Diego Maradona by ...

Goalkeeper Julio Cesar accepted on Saturday that his international career is finished after Brazil’s FIFA World Cup campaign ended in disappointment. “This is probably my last World Cup,” he said after his country’s 3-0 defeat against the Netherlands in the third-place play-off in Brasilia. “To play at the Copa America ...

Louis van Gaal is hoping he can replicate the team spirit that took the Netherlands to third place at the FIFA World Cup when he arrives at Manchester United. The Dutchman will take over as manager at Old Trafford with the challenge of getting the fallen champions back on track ...