Articles by Tim Vickery
by Tim Vickery | 22 June, 2018
Peru make positive impression despite early World Cup elimination
“I have no complaints about my players,” said coach Ricardo Gareca. “The image that Peru have left is positive.” It certainly...
by Tim Vickery | 17 June, 2018
Argentina still have plenty of unanswered questions ahead of Croatia clash
Only those who have not followed the recent fortunes of the Argentina team could have been surprised by the disappointing World Cup debut of Lionel Me...
by Tim Vickery | 13 June, 2018
Brazil's World Cup meeting with Switzerland brings back memories of an Under-17 clash - won by the underdogs
Brazil are the overwhelming favourites to top Group E, and Switzerland are fancied to beat Serbia and Costa Rica to the second slot. But the order of ...
by Tim Vickery | 10 June, 2018
Have Argentina made a mistake by leaving Sergio Romero out of their squad?
Sergio Romero has made it clear: he thinks he could have been ready for Argentina’s opening World Cup game against Iceland this Saturday. Right...
by Tim Vickery | 03 June, 2018
Guerrero's return a timely boost, but how will Peru line up now their star man is back?
The Swiss justice system has freed Peru’s Paolo Guerrero to play in the World Cup – and saved the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) fro...
by Tim Vickery | 27 May, 2018
Why Gabriel Jesus, not Roberto Firmino, will be Brazil's starting striker in Russia
In the press conference when Brazil coach Tite named his World Cup squad, a local journalist asked him about the centre-forward position. The two str...
