Each and every World Cup can practically be divided into two different competitions. First you have the group phase, in which you can get away with a little slip-up, then you have the knockout phase in which each game could mean an instant end to your World Cup dreams.

For a footballer it does not come any bigger than the World Cup. Every World Cup is a football festival.
I can understand what it feels like for the 700 plus players who are in South Africa at the moment waiting for the kick-off.

The Champions League is the ultimate for club sides.