Which of the BBC and ITV gave World Cup viewers the better service? Who were the best presenters? Which fielded the most articulate pundits before, du…
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World Cup’s own goals for FIFA and the papers
World Cup withdrawal symptoms have left NORMAN GILLER muttering "I don't believe it", though the newspaper circulation figures don't lie: Brazil 2014 …
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Krul world as Dutch push the penalty ‘envelope’
ANTON RIPPON always thought penalties were simple: shoot beyond the goalkeeper's reach. And now a university researcher has conducted a survey which h…
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Sofa, so good? Pundits suffer a Savage-ing
Adrian Chiles, Phil Neville, Robbie Savage... ANTON RIPPON ponders television's World Cup coverage so far…
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World Cup accreditation fall reflects industry
Accreditations for the written press at the 2014 World Cup are down by around 20 per cent on four years ago, according to FIFA figures…
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‘Shocked’ Barnes says Times cannot afford his wages
Barnes has been at the paper for 32 years, initially as its sports diarist, but for two decades as its noted and award-winning chief sports writer, co…
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Game of Shame memories puts focus on Klinsmann
ANTON RIPPON delves into the archives to find good reason for healthy scepticism about the potential outcomes of a significant World Cup group match t…
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You’re nicked! World Cup camera thief caught in act
Eddie Keogh, the award-winning Thomson Reuters sports photographer, survived a scare at the World Cup over the weekend, when someone attempted to stea…
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Brazilian blend offers best World Cup since 1970
HILDA OGDEN stands in this week for Norman Giller, for whom watching every kick of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil so far is beginning to take its toll. …
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Too many own goals in film of Brazil World Cup
When he saw the DVD in his local store, ANTON RIPPON was curious about a Hollywood movie about England's notorious defeat in 1950. Too late, he realis…
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