Italy's Serie A is a league of stories, full of characters, narratives, plots, tensions, climaxes, and clichés. Time…

Russia's march to Brazil began at the Euro 2012 tournament in Poland/Ukraine. The Russians, led by Dutch manager…

Ghana locked up a spot in Brazil by first cruising to the top of their African qualifying group, then demolishing…

Portugal made a surprising run to the semifinals of Euro 2012, narrowly losing out to Spain on penalty kicks in a…

Nigeria come into Brazil with as much international tournament experience in the last few years as any team in the…

Do they have any shot? Not really. But that doesn't mean Costa Rica can't put the fear of God into the Group D…

Many believed that Uruguay's dramatic run to the World Cup semifinals in 2010 was somewhat of a surprise. It wasn't.

First, Colombia had to navigate the difficult South American World Cup qualifiers. It was easy. Led by superstar…

In 2010, the Netherlands shocked the world by making it all the way to the World Cup final in South Africa. This…