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Lionel Messi will be attempting to cement his legacy as an all-time great when Argentina tackle Bosnia-Hercegovina in their World Cup Group F opener in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Trophies, plaudits and individual honours have rained down upon the record…

Switzerland will look to justify their top seed tag which raised many eyebrows ahead of the draw for the World Cup finals when they take on South American side Ecuador in Brasilia on Sunday in their opening Group E clash. While outside Switzerland there…

Germany aim to prevent Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo claiming another goal-scoring feat when the sides meet in the World Cup on Monday. The 29-year-old Ballon d’Or winner is Portugal’s all-time top scorer and the first player to score 40 goals…

Everton academy manager Alan Irvine has agreed a 12-month rolling contract to become West Brom’s new head coach, the Premier League club announced on Saturday. The 55-year-old Scot replaces Spaniard Pepe Mel who was sacked after Albion narrowly avoided…

Uruguay will give star striker Luis Suarez every chance to prove his fitness less than a month after having knee surgery ahead of their World Cup opener with Costa Rica in Fortaleza on Saturday. The Premier League Player of the Year had an operation…

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…