Category: Features
Brazil’s 12 Month Plan Following World Cup Exit
CONMEBOL goes into a sort of 12-month competitive hibernation now, ahead of the Copa América in Brazil next June.
Typically, South American countri [...]
The Lost Art Of Linking A Secret: A Lack Of Citing In Football Writing?
Since football writing entered the world of influencers, social media, and search engine optimisation (SEO), citing original sources seems have become [...]
Favourites Out As World Cup Quarter-Finals Beckon
The twists and turns in the 2018 edition of the World Cup keep churning.
The group stage saw the reigning champions dethroned and other dark horses [...]
Gabriel Jesus Saves – Why Brazil Choose Jesus Over Firmino
A popular story went around in advance of the World Cup to illustrate the meteoric rise of Gabriel Jesus.
During the 2014 World Cup, he helped the [...]
The Limits Of Perception See Brazil & Neymar Suffer Unfairly
Shortly prior to the World Cup, my wife, who is Brazilian, told me: "People hate the Seleção."
Every time she tweeted something supportive about th [...]
World Cup Sweet 16 Predictions – The Calcio Consultant
There is not a lot for me to complain about from my start to finish prediction piece. 12 of the 16 I thought would advance, have, and I got some secon [...]
World Cup Groups Review & Last 16 Predictions – The King is Dead
Raise your hand if you have predicted a perfect World Cup bracket.
No rush.
Take your time, to double check. Anyone?
Did not think so!
We alre [...]
Senegal Face Colombia Test As Africa’s Only Hope In Russia
After Nigeria’s elimination on Tuesday night against Argentina, Africa’s chances of having a team in the knockout round of the 2018 World Cup is incre [...]
The Target Man Returns – No-Nonsense No 9s Thriving At The World Cup
The 2018 World Cup has thrown up a lot of surprises. Perhaps the most prominent of these surprising trends is the return of traditional target men, wi [...]
Hamilton Ricard: Middlesbrough Memories & Paving The Way For Colombian Footballers
World Football Index's Colombian football expert Simon Edwards spoke exclusively to former Deportivo Cali, Middlesbrough, and all-round journeyman str [...]