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Kostas Katsouranis (right) and Colombia’s Juan Guillermo Cuadrado during the world cup in Brazil. Photo: Paul Gilham/Getty Images

Kostas Katsouranis: from Greece to Pune via Brazil

4 min read . 08 Oct 2014

Brazil fans pray to Neymar’s statue in north Kolkata. Photo: Ashok Nath Dey/Hindustan Times

Kolkata Chromosome | Brazil blues

5 min read . 26 Jul 2014

England never saw the best of Steven Gerrard

3 min read . 24 Jul 2014

Photo: Christophe Simon/AFP.

How Germany got into the groove

6 min read . 20 Jul 2014

The Maracanã Stadium, which hosted the Fifa World Cup final between Germany and Argentina, was built in 1950 in the art deco style. Photo: Gabriel Bouys/AFP

World Cup 2014 | Why Brazil lost out

3 min read . 16 Jul 2014

Brazil 2014 World Cup | Economic Impact

The Arena Amazonia in Manaus, built at a cost of $300 million. Though the stadium has can seat 40,000 people, local matches there attract not more than 1,000-1,500 spectators. Photo: AP

Brazil: Focus shifts to expensive stadiums as World Cup euphoria fades

4 min read . 15 Jul 2014

Brazil’s defender David Luiz (centre) Brazil’s defender Maicon (left) and Brazil’s goalkeeper Julio Cesar (right) react after defeat in the semi-final football match between Brazil and Germany during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Photo: AFP

Leadership lessons from Brazil’s debacle in the World Cup

4 min read . 15 Jul 2014

Geman fans cheer as the national team rides in an open-deck bus to the Brandenburg Gate, a symbol of German unity, to celebrate winning their fourth World Cup title. Photo: AFP

Germany gives its World Cup winners a heroes’ welcome

3 min read . 15 Jul 2014

Fireworks are launced over the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after Germany won the Fifa World Cup 2014 on 13 July 13. AFP

World Cup 2014 ends on a bitter sweet note

Soccer fans react as they watch a Fifa World Cup quarter final match between USA and Belgium. This was the year when an emerging market really emerged onto the World Cup scene in earnest—the US team with a meaty, wealthy fan base in tow.

Ten things soccer must change before the next World Cup

1 min read . 15 Jul 2014

Lionel Messi received the award after Argentina lost 1-0 to Germany in the final on Sunday but he looked far from happy as he went up to collect the trophy. Photo: AFP

Lionel Messi did not deserve Golden Ball: Diego Maradona

1 min read . 15 Jul 2014

Audience is crucial for companies such as Facebook, which makes money by selling ads to advertisers interested in reaching its 1.28 billion monthly active users. Photo: Bloomberg

World Cup the biggest social media event ever, says Facebook

1 min read . 14 Jul 2014

Germany captain Philipp Lahm holds the World Cup trophy after his team beat Argentina 1-0 in the final. Photo: AFP

5 reasons why Germany won World Cup 2014

2 min read . 14 Jul 2014

The German team, the newly crowned world champions, pose with the throphy after winning the Fifa World Cup final against Argentina at The Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Photo: Gabriel Bouys/AFP.

Fifa World Cup: Germany’s triumph in photos

Germany coach Joachim Loew reacts during their World Cup final against Argentina. Photo: Reuters

Germany’s World Cup win 10 years in the making: Joachim Loew

2 min read . 14 Jul 2014

World Cup triumph expected to boost German brands

3 min read . 14 Jul 2014

Germany’s Mario Goetze scores the winning goal against Argentina in the World Cup final. Photo: Reuters

World Cup final: Mario Goetze rises from poor club season to steal Germany’s win

2 min read . 14 Jul 2014

The Germany team celebrate with the World Cup trophy after beating Argentina in the final. Photo: AFP

World Cup 2014 rewind

3 min read . 14 Jul 2014

Argentina’s coach Alejandro Sabella reacts during the World Cup 2014 final loss to Germany. Photo: AFP

World Cup 2014: Coach Alejandro Sabella rues Argentina’s missed chances in final

1 min read . 14 Jul 2014

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