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World Cup in Qatar a mistake, admits Blatter By Stefan Coerts May 16, 2014 9:32:00 AM The 78-year-old believes that the tournament should not have been awarded to the Gulf nation due to concerns over the climate during the summer Fifa president Sepp Blatter has acknowledged that the...

France require collective motivation, says Desailly Nicholas McGee May 16, 2014 11:55:00 PM The World Cup-winning centre-back says his nation only perform when they are fearful of elimination and has urged them to alter their mindset this summer Marcel Desailly believes France need a...

Cameroon coach seeks pre-World Cup lift at Austria camp Fri May 16, 2014 12:08pm BST 1.FC Cologne's coach Volker Finke reacts during their German Bundesliga soccer match against Bayer Leverkusen in Cologne April 30, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/Thomas Bohlen (Reuters) - Cameroon coach Volker...

African conflicts lead to venue changes for key matches By Mark Gleeson JOHANNESBURG Fri May 16, 2014 12:57pm BST (Reuters) - Conflicts across the continent have forced an unprecedented number of competitive ties in two of Africa's leading soccer competitions to be played at neutral venues...

Argentina squad offers few surprises for Aguero By Patrick Johnston SINGAPORE Fri May 16, 2014 12:41pm BST Manchester City's Martin Demichelis walks off after being shown the red card during their Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match against Barcelona at the Etihad Stadium in...

CBF announce Selecao pre-World Cup schedule May 15, 2014 5:34:00 PM Luiz Felipe Scolari's Brazil will meet on May 26 in Rio de Janeiro before facing Panama and Serbia ahead of their opener against Croatia on June 12 The Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) have confirmed Brazil's...

Brazilians protest World Cup spending, call for better services SAO PAULO Thu May 15, 2014 3:50pm BST Children play soccer on a street decorated with graffiti in reference to the 2014 World Cup in Sao Paulo May 14, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (Reuters) - Cities across Brazil braced...

African teams can make World Cup impact, says Eto'o Thu May 15, 2014 6:17pm BST Chelsea's Samuel Eto'o reacts after missing a chance to score against Sunderland during their English Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge in London, April 19, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Toby Melville...

Shaw stunned by England call-up for World Cup By Luke Sheehan May 15, 2014 11:48:00 AM The 18-year-old has the chance to add to his sole cap for The Three Lions after he and Leighton Baines were selected as the country's left-backs for the summer tournament Southampton star Luke Shaw...

Thiago ruled out of World Cup due to knee injury May 15, 2014 10:23:00 AM Bayern Munich have confirmed that the Spain international will undergo surgery and will consequently miss this summer's tournament as well as the DFB Pokal final Spain coach Vicente del Bosque will have to make do...

Dejagah leads Iran's provisional World Cup squad By Luke Sheehan May 15, 2014 12:48:00 PM Carlos Quieroz has called up 28 players for the pre-tournament training camp, including captain Javad Nekounam and promising Rubin Kazan attacker Sardar Azmoun Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has named a...

World Cup 2014: Luiz Felipe Scolari's Brazil in shape to top Group A A lucky draw and few injuries give the Seleção a great chance of going all the way – now they need to ramp up the atmosphere Zico The Guardian, Wednesday 14 May 2014 12.50 BST Big Phil and Brazil drew Croatia...

Brazil want Barcelona to beat Atletico, suggests Scolari By Miles Chambers May 14, 2014 9:14:00 PM The 65-year-old's comments come after the Brazilian FA hit back at reports they had asked Neymar to be rested on Saturday Brazil boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has suggested that he and the rest of...

FIFA scores an own goal with buggy mobile app FIFA's official mobile app has been plagued with negative reviews, due to consistent crashes and failed requests I'm the man: Neymar scores at the Emirates Stadium Photo: ACTION IMAGES By Sophie Curtis 3:18PM BST 14 May 2014 When FIFA launched...

Brazil World Cup 2014: criminals fire AK47 rifles to celebrate goal Brazil criminals on film celebrate goal at 'favela world cup' football match in Rio de Janeiro by firing rifles in air <iframe webkitallowfullscreen="true"...

Italy squad is strange - Toni By Miles Chambers May 14, 2014 9:58:00 PM The veteran forward was critical of the Azzurri's provisional list to take to the World Cup, where he sees Brazil and Uruguay as two of the favourites Hellas Verona striker and former Italy star Luca Toni has criticised...

Portugal dependent on Ronaldo - Low By Miles Chambers May 15, 2014 12:40:00 AM The coach praised the Real Madrid man but suggested that Germany's opponents at the World Cup rely heavily on the forward Germany boss Joachim Low believes Portugal are heavily dependent on Cristiano Ronaldo...

World Cup 2014: Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz fumes as infighting leaves his squad woefully under prepared Former Real Madrid manager, whose side face Argentina, Bosnia and Nigeria in Group F, admits: "We will not make it to the next round." Caught in the middle: Carlos Queiroz looks on as...

Valencia confirmed in Ecuador provisional World Cup squad By Sacha Pisani May 14, 2014 2:35:05 PM The Manchester United winger will captain Reinaldo Rueda's 30-man selection - which includes Stuttgart youngster Carlos Gruezo - before the final cut is reduced to 23 players Manchester...

Australia call on youngsters for provisional World Cup squad By Iain Strachan May 14, 2014 4:34:00 PM Uncapped players Bailey Wright and Ben Halloran have joined experienced stars Tim Cahill and Mile Jedinak in Ange Postecoglou's initial selection Bailey Wright was the most surprising...