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Colombia and Greece clash on Saturday in Group C plagued by fears over where their World Cup goals will come from. The South Americans were rocked when talismanic striker Radamel Falcao lost his battle to be fit for the finals after suffering a serious…

© Getty ImagesFIFA can confirm that disciplinary proceedings have been opened against the Argentina Football Association (AFA) relating to an…

Oribe Peralta was the hero as Mexico edged Cameroon in a pulsating Group A game that somehow finished with only…

© Getty ImagesFranz Beckenbauer has been provisionally banned from taking part in any football-related activity, at any level, for 90…

Here’s a look at how the 2014 World Cup shapes up: GROUP A Brazil Cameroon Croatia Mexico FAVORITE: Brazil was drawn into a group a bit more difficult than most host countries, but has the talent to come out on top provided the team doesn’t crack…

Yaya and Kolo Toure, Didier Drogba and Didier Zokora have made nearly 400 appearances for Côte d’Ivoire and have played…

Australia, basking in the role of world Cup underdogs, are up for the “massive” challenge of tackling Chile, coach Ange Postecoglou promised in Cuiaba on the eve of Friday’s Group B game. “Chile feel they can make a big impact in this tournament, they…

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and FIFA President Blatter used the occasion of the opening match…

Franck Ribery could have played at the World Cup if he wasn’t afraid of injections, the France team’s doctor Franck Le Gall claimed Thursday. A week ago Bayern Munich star Ribery pulled out of the World Cup due to a back injury that virtually stopped…

Spain manager Vicente del Bosque has dismissed suggestions his side are past their best as they attempt to win a fourth consecutive major tournament at the World Cup in Brazil. The world champions get their campaign under way against the Netherlands…

20:05 GMT – 5 mins – Brazil free-kick swung in from the left flank by Real Madrid’s Marcelo finds Paris Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva – he nods it back across goal to David Luiz but the big centre-back’s header poses Stipe Pletikosa no problems…

Fortune favors the bold, the old Latin proverb says.  Only fools try to predict a World Cup final, a more modern proverb counters.  So let’s be bold fools together, shall we?  Here are 10 predictions for the World Cup, which kicks off today with…

Manchester United forward Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez has paid for a frustrating season with his club by being relegated to the bench for Mexico’s opening World Cup clash with Cameroon on Friday. Hernandez started only six league games for a struggling…

Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas has signed for English Premier League club Chelsea from Barcelona, he confirmed on Thursday. Fabregas, who is preparing for the World Cup with the Spain squad in Brazil, is believed to have signed a five-year contract…

TP Mazembe beat FC MK Etancheite 3-0 on Wednesday (11 June 2014) at the Kalamondo Stadium in Lubumbashi to win…

Friday 13 June 17:00 Mexico v. Cameroon Group A Sunday 15 June 02:00 Côte d’Ivoire v. Japan Group CMonday 16 June …

A pottery craftsman in Vietnam shares his love of soccer with fellow fans by selling his own replica of the gold FIFA World Cup trophy. (June 12) Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Get updates and more Breaking News…

Brazil kicks off the World Cup Thursday hoping to unite the football-mad country after a chaotic seven-year build-up plagued by violent protests. The 32-team extravaganza gets under way in the teeming mega-city of Sao Paulo, where the host nation’s…

Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain have been informed by governing body UEFA that they must include five and not eight homegrown players in their Champions League squads for next season. Premier League champions City and Ligue 1 winners PSG were…

England striker Wayne Rooney said Wednesday that he expects Manchester United team-mate Danny Welbeck to be fit to face Italy on Saturday despite an injury scare. “Danny will be fine,” Rooney told a press conference at England’s Rio de Janeiro training…