Italy will be looking for another convincing win when they take on World Cup hopefuls Japan in Group A of the Confederations Cup. The Blue Samurai, meanwhile, will be hoping to bounce back from the tough 0-3 loss to Brazil in their first match. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. ET, with coverage starting at 5:45 p.m. ET.Read more news on BleacherReport.com
This kid might just be worth all the hype.Neymar, Brazil's 21-year-old attacking starlet, scored another golazo Wednesday at the FIFA Confederations Cup, exciting the home fans and providing further evidence of what a talented player have This time, the victims were Mexico in a Group A match in Fortaleza. Brazil won 2-0, and Neymar was involved in both goals. Neymar's goal was his second in as...
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Jose Mourinho may not want to follow in the footsteps of Roberto Di Matteo in his second stint with , but he will need to replicate his early-season success to compete for an EPL title. In the Blues' last campaign, Di Matteo led the club to an impressive start in the first two months of the EPL schedule. The club collected seven wins and a draw before losing their first EPL match against on...
Jozy Altidore finally seems to be fulfilling his potential for the national soccer team, scoring four goals in the last four games after not scoring internationally since 2011.
It's never too early to think about how the next Premier League season will finish. With the 2013-14 fixtures announced, each club knows when and where their toughest fixtures appear.Can Manchester United reclaim the trophy? Will Chelsea or Manchester City sneak ahead of David Moyes in his first season at Old Trafford? Can Tottenham finally topple Arsenal? Will a surprise package take the league...
Football fans woke up to an air of trepidation on Wednesday morning, knowing that at 9 a.m., the all-important Barclay's Premier League fixture list would be released.Twitter was awash with predictions, best and worst possible outcomes, hopes, fears and—to an extent—people claiming they'd seen the list already, delivering the information early. were already assured to be...
After two Confederations Cup matches on Wednesday, the top teams in Group A continued to separate themselves from the pack.Brazil once again had an impressive effort against Mexico with a 2-0 win in the early match. In the evening contest, Italy and Japan put together a fantastic show, with Italy escaping with a 4-3 victory.Here is a look at the updated standings of the two groups. Group A Team...
The 2013-14 season took a step closer as the Premier League unveiled each teams' fixtures for the coming campaign.For , this of course marks the beginning of Roberto Martinez's tenure at the club, who will be hoping to carry on with the fine work of David Moyes.At Wigan, Martinez was renowned for a few late season sprints after some rather lethargic starts. A trait he will hope to leave behind...
Neymar and are two different footballers with different backgrounds, different temperaments and, of course, different playing styles. But the two share one common trait: As young, talented attackers featuring for highly regarded national sides, both find themselves in the spotlight this summer at the FIFA Confederations Cup.So how do the two compare? Let's take a look.Neymar, 21, joined...

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