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Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Sami Khedira says it will not be “the end of the world” if he misses this year’s World Cup in Brazil with a serious knee injury. The 26-year-old tore the cruciate ligament in his right knee playing for Germany in a…

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi said on Monday that Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel deserved to be named Africa’s best player of 2013. Mikel is in the running for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) award with Ivorian stars Yaya Toure, of Manchester…