Author: Brila

Belgium has beaten the three lions of England to finish third in the ongoing Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. Belgium earned their best-ever performance By beating The three lions 2-0 with an early Thomas Meunier goal and a breakaway finished by Eden Hazard in Saturday’s playoff between the losing semi-finalists. Meunier finished off a devastating move when he turned in Nacer Chadli’s low cross at the far post in the fourth minute after Romelu Lukaku’s pass sliced open the English defence. All stage is now set for Sunday’s grande Finale between Les Bleus of France and their…

Sixty-two World Cup games down and two games to go in Russia, now we have the third-place match between the semifinal losers England and Belgium in Saint Petersburg. The two sides met in the final Group G game last month, both having qualified, both naming weakened sides, with former Manchester United man Adnan Januzaj scoring the winner past Jordan Pickford. Predicted line ups Belgium XI (3-4-3): Mignolet, Vermaelen, Boyata, Kompany, Dendoncker, Dembele, Dellaini, Chadli, Januzaj, Batshuayi, Mertens England XI (3-5-3): Butland, Jones, Cahill, Maguire, Alexander-Arnold, Loftus-Cheek, Dier, Delph, Rose, Vardy, Rashford Belgium’s the better side, and England’s going to have…

A European nation is set to win the World Cup for the fourth time in a row this Sunday and in doing so confirm an unprecedented dominance for the Old World over their once mighty rivals in South America. Whether France or Croatia lift the trophy in Moscow, it will guarantee a minimum 20-year drought for South American sides. Until this streak, European teams had never won more than two World Cups in a row and that was back in 1934 and 1938. Confirming the hegemony, only one of the last eight finalists (Argentina in 2014) have come from Latin…

Chelsea have finally decided to put everyone out of their misery and announce the appointment of Maurizio Sarri as the club’s new Manager. Sarri’s appointment followed the dismissal of former Manager Antonio Conte. “We are delighted to welcome Maurizio and are looking forward to him bringing his football philosophy to Chelsea. “Maurizio’s Napoli side played some of the most exciting football in Europe, impressing with their attacking approach and dynamism, and his coaching methods significantly improved the players at his disposal. “He has plenty of experience in Serie A and the Champions League and we know…

Just four years ago in Brazil where the last World cup held, the goal line technology was deployed to the game of football. At its introductory stage, there were arguments for and against it. Though it wasn’t unexpected, but four years down the line, the technology has been welcomed with both hands. So in March 2018, the FIFA came up with the decision to introduce the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) system at the Russia 2018 world cup. The Video Assistant Referee system, known as VAR, is football’s first use of video technology to reach more correct decisions. Prior…

The journey of the Super Eagles of Nigeria in Russia began on a hopeful note of possibly surpassing the round of sixteen which hitherto has been our biggest achievement at this stage came to an abrupt end. Having lost her opening match against, Croatia, and defeating Iceland in the second game, Nigeria was primed for qualification with just a point from its third game. However, that was not to be as we lost to our perennial world cup foes, Argentina. Opinions were divided on why and how Nigeria lost the game. As is always the culture when a team fails,…

D’Tigress Head Coach, Sam Vincent has invited 28 players for camping ahead of the 2019 FIBA World Cup.

Maurizio Sarri has reportedly made his way to London via a private jet as Chelsea look to appoint the Italian as the replacement for Antonio Conte. On Friday morning, Chelsea announced that Conte had been removed from his position as head coach, paving the way for Sarri to be brought into the Stamford Bridge dugout. According to Calciomeracto, the Blues are now looking to speed up the process and Sarri has completed the journey to England’s capital on a private jet. The former Napoli manager may not be confirmed in his new role until early next week, but it appears that Chelsea wants a…

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has thanked the Russian people and government on Friday for what he described as the “best World Cup” ever. Infantino had already told Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting at the Kremlin last week that the world “all fell in love with Russia”. “Since a couple of years, I was saying this would be the best World Cup ever. Today I can say it with more conviction because I lived it and you lived it. It is the best World Cup ever,” said Infantino, two days ahead of the final between France and…

Russia 2018 has been one of the most thrilling World Cups in the recent past. There have been wonderful goals, brilliant saves, solid defending and innovative tactics. But one thing missing from the tournament has been standout individual performances. With only 2 more games to go, it is not clear on who is the favorite to win the Golden Ball. Brila.net is taking a look at two of the top and most consistent World Cup players so far. Luka Modric Modric has been phenomenal. At the peak of his career and most of other Croatia players, Modric has…