Bale is being treated as an eye candy by Wales’ national team selectors who want him in the team, but citing his security concerns, they also don’t want to feature him in their last eleven. However, he was in the team as a substitute during Friday defeat to Macedonia, yet he remained unused throughout the game, and more especially; his security breach made national selectors more vigilant about world priciest player. Earlier, it was being assumed that he will feature in the next qualifier at Cardiff City Stadium, but now, it is confirmed that he has not recovered completely from his groin strain he sustained ahead of Friday game; hence he will not feature - not even as substitute - in Wales next world cup qualifier. Though, he imparted in the training session but his scan results not favoring him to play a match at the moment, even Real do not want he worsens his strain playing any game at present. If we talk about Bale’s health, he has not played any game since July 16 coz of his … [Read more...]

For FIFA president, world is now a smaller place hence global soccer events should be played around the world irrespective of their geographical conditions, but what about the most controversial 2022 Qatar world cup, which is in the headlines as if it is going to be played in the next year. Actually, this is one of the biggest challenges for Blatter to make everyone happy and at the same time not losing emotional sentiments attached with World Cup timings. Historically, soccer world cup has always been held during summer, but it should also be noted that summer has different means across the world; you can play comfortably outside in Europe during summer, but you cannot imagine even walking in the ground during the same period in Qatar where temperature can be as high as 50 degree Celsius. So, what are the possibilities for 2022: will it be shifted or played with an artificial cooling technology to maintain the dignity stuck to its timings, no one has the answer to this, but FIFA … [Read more...]

Soccer fraternity is often known for their exaggerated statements where everyone claims himself to be better than his competitors. Sometimes, it is the part of a strategy for brainy minds where they try to demoralize their contenders before the beginning of a mega soccer event. Next year, Brazil is going to host the biggest soccer extravaganza: World Cup and each team will try to overcome others either via their in-field performances or via a psychological pressure which is being built up through their preplanned statements. When it comes to playing a mind game, England officials edge over everyone coz they are the most experienced ones in this game hence they know how to play outside of a soccer field. This time, you can call it a part of the long term strategy or rather a realistic appraisal of what you have, but English FA chairman Greg Dyke seems to be demoralized as far their winning chances are concerned in Brazil next year. He sees no reason his team can triumph over other … [Read more...]

It had been less than twenty four hours FIFA started selling its much optimistic Brazil World cup’s tickets online, and surprisingly; more than one million tickets were requested in just seven hours of initial phase. This is an incredible turnaround, much above everyone’s expectations; in fact, site was overloaded several times in initial hour. However, this is not the final sale coz governing body has already said it will hold a random draw in October to select who will finally be the lucky one to get a ticket. Actually, there is a big imparity between demand and available seats in upcoming mega event; hence it was not possible every applicant gets a ticket so a random selection is what they decided to choose final live spectators. Another interesting fact is that demand is equally roaring in all four categories including knockout stage, semis, and final. As far cheaper category is concerned, it saw massive requests from Brazilians alone though they were reserved for certain sections … [Read more...]