He was knowledgeable, informative and articulate. A breath of fresh air compared to the usual bandwagon-driven boring drivel spewed on the BBC or the cliche'-laden bollox on ITV. Player of the tournam...

Thanks Made a complete mess of the semi and final since I wasn't able to be online much but the good start pulled me through. Didn't like the concept as much as FPL though, looking forward to next sea...

Wenger on the beach was a particular highlight

The Spanish Reus.

Ara Abrahamian would!

Shitty formation but... ------------------Neuer Zabaleta---Garay---Hummels----Lahm --------------Schweinsteiger Muller-----------James----------Ozil --------------Messi--Robben Bench: Howard, Vlaar, K...

Wow other than Wilshere and Golden boot you got all correct well done

Did everyone catch "brokeback" Neymar sitting on the bench? WTF was that all about? I can tell you all from personal experience that sitting is the worse position for a back injury. I remember them sa...

verm would look class in a 3 man defense. Think united will bid for him if there planning the 3 at the back.

If he wanted to throw them under the bus he would have named them. He said that the players had performed really well in this tournament. I think the guy is a tool too but let's not go overboard.

Might feel a bit different if the odds on a penalty weren't so stacked in the taker's favour. As it is a keeper with a few tricks just makes it interesting.

I think Dules has it right; a tired Zuniga desperate to win the ball back goes in really, really clumsily. A knee to the back happens quite often and I can think of at least 3 instances where Giroud s...

Don't think USA will become much better than they are now in my lifetime. The other big sports in the US will continue to pull the best athletes away from football.

Di Maria is a big loss for the Argies; he has been the only one except for Messi who has turned up for them.

Sure they're all the same.

I know a Chilean guy who lives in Ireland but supports Holland because he lived there for a few years when he moved to Europe. Dutch football gets under people's skin and I can see why.

Chuck your links to the better features, opinion pieces and essays in here. I liked Barney Ronay's take on football celebrity culture: http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jul/02/neymar-james...

I choose to believe that is not true.