All eyes were on Rooney and Fabiano. But Brazil's newest star in the making never turns down an opportunity to shine. With a point to prove, Nilmar attacked England’s back line on Saturday and showed the game-changing pace that will cause destruction in South Africa. Speeding throug ...

Games don’t come much bigger. That’s why they call it ‘Europe’s derby’. If you can make the difference on this stage, you know you’ve got greatness flowing through your veins. Over to you Pato. As the Rossoneri went toe-to-toe with their old rivals in Spain last night, the red-hot Brazilia ...

In what was to be a routine match against Malawi, the Elephants left their biggest names on the bench and found themselves down 1-0 in the 63rd minute. Enter Didier Drogba. Two minutes on the pitch and the Ivorian superstar equalized, sending his homeland into the finals for the second suc ...

Often football is most beautiful in its simplicity. Sweden are 3 points behind Denmark. Win, and they could earn automatic qualification to South Africa. Anything else sees them toughing it out in the play-offs. And that’s forgetting what happens in the other games. Simple. Direct. Un ...

When the difference between automatic qualification for 2010 and scrapping it out in the play-offs is just one single point, a moment of genius is needed. Two nations. Two born entertainers. Two moments of game-changing brilliance waiting to happen. One spot to play for. It’s on.