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Underrated FIFA World Cup Goals - Part 2

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As this year’s tournament gets even closer, it is time fill your appetite with some more underrated FIFA World Cup goals. 

In case you missed it, you can read Part 1 here.

1. Khairi’s Cracker – 1986 FIFA…

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Underrated FIFA World Cup Goals - Part 1

Underrated FIFA World Cup Goals – Part 1

FIFA World Cup Trophy © Warrenski; Image used under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareALike 2.0 Generic Licence. Source of the Image and other examples of Warrenski’s photo can be found here.

With the 2018 FIFA World Cup now only five weeks away, the anticipation to the start of the greatest show on turf is increasing by the hour.

And with the eyes on football’s greatest stars, it can be…

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Make Your Escape Review

Location: 1st Floor, 4 Osmaston Road, Derby, DE1 2HR (The Spot) Price: Starts from £15, click here for more info Recently, me and some of my Journalism coursemates visited Make Your Escape in Derby, part of the Signal group who specializes in escapes room. Described by the Derby Telegraph as “A Crystal Maze-like game”, it is one of four located in Derby and follows the ever-growing trend of…

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Formula One - What's next for Fernando Alonso?

Formula One – What’s next for Fernando Alonso?

Above Image: Fernando Alonso is aware his decision regarding next season is crucial in whether his ability to fight at the front|Mark Thompson via Getty Images At the age of 36, Fernando Alonso is considered to be one of the best drivers in Formula One today, alongside this year’s championship contenders Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. However, he hasn’t had a car at his disposal which has…

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F1 Dominators - Ferrari 312T

F1 Dominators – Ferrari 312T

The start of the 1975 Italian Grand Prix; a race won by Ferrari’s Clay Regazzoni (Car No.11)| Rainer W. Schleglmilch via Wikipedia The Ferrari 312T was introduced to the Formula One grid for the 1975 in response to the team’s inability to compete with the formidable Ford Cosworth DFV, which had developed a monopoly on the world championship for the previous seven years. Over the course of its six…

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Champions of the GP2 Series - Where are they now?

Champions of the GP2 Series – Where are they now?

Above: The GP2 Series was establish in 2005|SnapLap After the FIA International Formula 3000 Championship was discontinued after the 2004 season, Formula One needed a new feeder series and got one in the form of the GP2 Series. Renamed as the FIA Formula Two Championship for 2017, GP2 debuted in 2005 and supported numerous Formula One races, providing exciting races as teams looked for the stars…

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Formula One|Why Pierre Gasly is a perfect fit for Toro Rosso in 2018

Above: 21-year-old Pierre Gasly will be hoping his opportunity in Formula One arrives sooner rather than later|Image: Formula 2 When Scuderia Toro Rosso announced that Daniil Kvyat and Carlos Saniz Jr. would remain with the team for the 2017 season, some were surprised by the decision.  These people believed that the newly crowned GP2 Champion, Pierre Gasly, had demonstrated his worth and…

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2017 Super Formula Championship Preview – Twin Ring Motegi Round Four of the Super Formula Championship will be taking place at the Twin Ring Motegi Road Course, with the track celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year.

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Toyota in the FIA World Endurance Championship - Should They Stay or Should They Go?

Toyota in the FIA World Endurance Championship – Should They Stay or Should They Go?

Toyota’s LMP1 cars pictured at the 2016 6 Hours of Silverstone|Image: Toyota Motorsport via Sportscar365 Last month, Porsche announced that they would be quitting the FIA World Endurance Championship to focus on the FIA Formula E Championship ahead of the 2018/19 season. This follows last year’s departure of Audi – who have also recently confirmed their entry into Formula E – leaving Toyota as…

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F1 Dominators - Lotus 72

F1 Dominators – Lotus 72

The Lotus 72 is considered by many as one of Formula One’s greatest and iconic cars. Image Source: Snap Lap One of Formula One’s most iconic cars – the Lotus 72 – can also claim to be one of the sport’s most successful. Competing between 1970 and 1975, the Lotus claimed 17 Pole Positions, 20 Grand Prix victories from 75 Grand Prix starts, resulting in two Drivers’ and three Constructors’…

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FIA Formula Three - Ameya Vaidyanathan to debut at Spa-Francorchamps

FIA Formula Three – Ameya Vaidyanathan to debut at Spa-Francorchamps

Image Source: Autosport Indian driver Ameya Vaidyanathan will make his Formula Three debut for the Carlin team this weekend at Spa-Francorchamps.  Vaidyanathan has worked with Carlin before, having taken part in last year’s BRDC British Formula Three Championship. He has also raced with Carlin in this year’s EuroFormula Open Championship – which uses the same chassis as FIA F3 – and is currently…

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Super Formula - Yokohama to Provide Two Tyre Compounds for Motegi and Autopolis

Super Formula – Yokohama to Provide Two Tyre Compounds for Motegi and Autopolis

Round four at Twin Ring Motegi will see the competitive debut of newer, and faster, soft and medium compound tyres. Image Source: Yokohama The organizers of the Super Formula Championship, JRP, have announced that tyre manufacturer Yokohama will provide teams with two different tyre compounds for the next two rounds at Twin Ring Motegi (August 20th) and Autopolis (September 10th). The regulations…

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Mercedes in Formula E - Why it makes perfect sense

Mercedes in Formula E – Why it makes perfect sense

(Above): Mercedes Benz’s motorsport programme will be key to the development road cars for the next couple of years. Image Source: Autosport In the Autumn of 2016, Mercedes confirmed reports that they had signed an agreement to enter the 2018/19 season of the FIA Formula E championship.  Since this announcement, there has been a lot of speculation regarding their commitment to the series, which…

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2017 Super Formula Preview: Round Three, Fuji Speedway

Kazuki Nakajima (Vantelin Team TOM’s) will be looking to score some points at this weekend’s race at Fuji Speedway to help his title bid in the Super Formula Championship.  The Japanese driver is currently second in the drivers’ standings on 11 points, having failed scored in the two races at Okayama and is only one point behind his team-mate André Lotterer. The Fuji Speedway is one of Japan’s…

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Classic F1 Races - 2002 Austrian Grand Prix

Classic F1 Races – 2002 Austrian Grand Prix

Above Image: Ferrari’s enforcement of team orders resulted in one of Formula One’s most infamous moments Image Source: © Danny Briggs via Wikipedia The 2002 season saw Michael Schumacher’s supremacy at Ferrari continue, blowing away the competition by finishing every race on the podium and setting a then-record of 11 wins. However, thanks to team orders, one of those wins was severely reputed as…

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Kymi Ring - Why Finland has Chosen MotoGP over Formula One

Kymi Ring – Why Finland has Chosen MotoGP over Formula One

Above Image: In 2018, The Kymi Ring is scheduled to host Finland’s first Motorcycle Grand Prix since 1982. Image Source: gpxtra.com For countless years, there has been discussion as to why Finland hasn’t hosted a Formula One race, with the odd rumour being spread around from time to time. The country has produced three Formula One world champions over the years in Keke Rosberg (1982), Mika…

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F1 Classic Races - 1996 Monaco Grand Prix

F1 Classic Races – 1996 Monaco Grand Prix

Above Image: Olivier Panis celebrates victory at Monaco, a race which presented itself with a twist at very turn of the circuit. Image Source: BBC Sport The Monaco Grand Prix is one of Formula One’s Jewels in the Crown and is also part of Motorsport’s Triple Crown, alongside the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. One which challenges the bravest and most determined drivers, on a street…