The World Cup is a showcase for some of the best teams in the world, but also one in which the major stars make get a chance to express themselves to billions of people. The 2010 World Cup featured a number of brilliant superstars playing their best soccer. Uruguay's Diego Forlan managed to win the Golden Ball for a sizzling performance as he led his nation to the semifinals. Wesley Sneijder was the star behind the Netherland's finals berth while Thomas Muller was a major breakout star for Germany in their third place finish. But the performance of the tournament would go to Spain's top goaltender Iker Casillas who became the backbone of a team that won with a team-first mentality.
The world was stunned to see Barcelona lose to Valencia 3-2 at home this weekend. However, Coach Gerardo Martino expects his team to bounce back when it takes on Real Sociedad in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals.
With the Champions League round of 16 looming ever large in a few weeks, it is time to take a look at a few of the matchups in coming weeks. The most hotly anticipated matchup of the round is undoubtedly Barcelona against Manchester City. On one end, you have arguably the most celebrated team of the last few years and on the other you have an English side that is trying to establish itself as one of the elites in the world.
The World Cup is just four months away. With each passing week, Latinos Post will preview two of the 32 competitors leading up to the biggest tournament on the planet. The order is not pre-determined or predictable; we want to keep this exciting.
What does the future hold for Juan Mata as a member of Manchester United? Two games in it is hard to tell. However, United legend Ryan Giggs thinks that future is huge for Mata and actually thinks that he could be a legend.
For months, the entire soccer universe has been awaiting the collapse. They have been waiting for the moment when a fan base will come to the realizations that the dream that has been fulfilled over the last few months of the 2013-14 season is really nothing more than that - a dream. But something will not give. In fact a better assertion is that it won't give. And that seeming opponent of destiny is Arsenal's defense.
Can Mexico get out of Group A and into the knockout rounds of the 2014 World Cup? Manager Miguel Herrera is confident that this will in fact be the case.
His future is in Bayern Munich, but Robert Lewandowski still seemingly has his heart in Borussia Dortmund. The striker recently revealed that he hopes to end his tenure with the club on not only a positive note, but a high one. His goal? A trophy.
With a lot on the line for both fighters, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson will take on rival "King Mo" Muhammed Lawal in the main event of Bellator 120 - the company's first ever pay-per-view event
