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Dunga gets second chance as Brazil coach

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 21:38

Dunga won the World Cup as a player for Brazil and now the country is giving him a second chance to get the trophy as a coach.

Real Madrid sign six-year deal with James Rodriguez

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 19:41

Real Madrid on Tuesday signed Colombian striker James Rodriguez, the top scorer at the World Cup, from Monaco on a six season contract.

FA chairman backs manager Roy Hodgson despite World Cup flop

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 19:34

England coach Roy Hodgson retains the support of the Football Association despite the team`s dismal showing at the World Cup last month, FA Chairman Greg Dyke said on Tuesday.

We tried, but we`re slipping: Brazil`s Neymar

Last Updated: Monday, July 21, 2014, 09:00

Brazil starlet Neymar says his team strove hard for World Cup glory, but other countries have moved ahead of them and they must catch up.

Hosts China finish fourth at FIBA Asia Cup

Last Updated: Sunday, July 20, 2014, 14:47

Hosts China ended their 5th FIBA Asia Cup campaign with a 79-80 loss to the Philippines here to finish fourth in the basketball tournament.

Ribery returns after injury, salutes Germany squad

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 20:06

France winger Franck Ribery, who missed the World Cup through injury, returned to training with Bayern Munich on Tuesday and paid tribute to his German teammates crowned world champions in Brazil.

Germany will keep on improving: Beckenbauer

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 19:46

German football coach and former player Franz Beckenbauer has said that the national team will keep on improving after winning the World Cup, and it will be difficult to defeat them.

Cruyff criticises Barcelona over Suarez signing

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 19:39

Barcelona’s Dutch icon, Johan Cruyff, has slammed the Catalan football giants for signing Uruguayan Luis Suarez, adding that the former Liverpool striker would further push Barcelona to abandon the team play that distinguished it over the recent years.

Blatter sympathises with Suarez over ban

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 19:30

Sepp Blatter, FIFA president, expressed his regret over the ban on Uruguayan player Luis Suarez for four months.

`We are all world champions,` German coach Loew tells fans

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 17:44

Germany coach Joachim Loew told hundreds of thousands of jubilant fans in Berlin Tuesday celebrating his team`s World Cup victory that they shared the title with his players.

World champions Germany given rapturous welcome at home

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 14:50

2014 FIFA World Cup winners Germany landed in Berlin on Tuesday as thousands of fans were seen gathered to receive the national team at the capital`s Tegel airport. The champions will be heading towards the Brandenburg gate for a grand welcome party.

World conquerors Germany await heroes` welcome at home

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 11:34

Berlin is all set to get buzzing and electric as the capital awaits the national team to arrive home on Tuesday. Germany beat Argentina 1-0 on Sunday to lift up its fourth World Cup in the history of the game.

Germany printed World Cup victory stamps before final

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 11:09

Germany will this week issue a World Cup victory postage stamp, five million of which were printed before the final was even held, officials said.

No serious knee damage to Blind

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 10:41

Dutch international Daley Blind sustained a ligament sprain in his left knee during the third-place World Cup match against Brazil Saturday, his club Ajax has stated.

CBF accepts resignation of Scolari backroom team

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 10:15

Brazil`s Football Confederation (CBF) on Monday said it had accepted coach Luiz Felipe Scolari`s offer to resign along with his backroom team.

Blatter gives World Cup 9.25 out of 10

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 09:57

FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Monday lavished praise on the World Cup in Brazil, saying it had been a "very special" event.

Scolari resigns as Brazil manager

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 05:13

Luiz Felipe Scolari has resigned as Brazil manager after the hosts suffered two of their worst defeats in World Cup history, the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation said on Monday.

Scolari resigns as Brazil manager

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 05:13

Luiz Felipe Scolari has resigned as Brazil manager after the hosts suffered two of their worst defeats in World Cup history, the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation said on Monday.

Thousands welcome Argentina home after World Cup final defeat

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 03:32

A crestfallen Lionel Messi kept a low profile as thousands welcomed the Argentina squad home Monday after a World Cup final defeat to Germany.

Argentina president tells dejected team: "I`m no soccer fan"

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 03:04

Argentina`s President Cristina Fernandez admitted on Monday she had not watched a single one of the country`s matches in the World Cup soccer tournament, including the final, a blunder that some observers said exposed her as out of touch with the national mood.

Brazil defeated pessimistic predictions for the World Cup: Rousseff

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 03:01

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Brazil defeated pessimism about its ability to host the World Cup by staging one of the best tournaments ever.

Ten memorable moments from FIFA World Cup 2014

Last Updated: Monday, July 14, 2014, 23:18

From swashbuckling goals to inglorious exits, on-field shenanigans to sideline lunacy, the World Cup in Brazil has been one of the most remarkable of recent times.

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