On the evening when Spain claimed their maiden World Cup in 2010, Rodrigo Hernández was away at a camp, deep in the Connecticut woods. He had been out canoeing when the national side defeated Germany in the semifinal, disappointed to have missed that match, so for the final he persuaded a supervisor to let him […]
Continue ReadingWithin the England squad currently taking part in the North American tournament, only two players are aged 27. Trevoh Chalobah, the Chelsea defender, comes nearest to the median age of a starter in a side that lifts the World Cup. Should England advance, he will be 27 years and 14 days old on the day […]
Continue ReadingThe foundation of that defensive strength starts with Unai Simon. The Spanish shot-stopper continues to set new landmarks as he stretched his clean sheet streak at the World Cup to a historic 609 minutes, keeping Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates off the scoreboard in Dallas. “Portugal controlled large portions of the match, but Rafael Leao […]
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