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- World Cup 2014: Arjen Robben defends his tumble against Mexico - video
- Germany 2-1 Algeria: World Cup 2014 as it happened
- Germany edge past Algeria as two goals end stalemate in extra time
- The Joy of Six: Tony Lockett
- Antoine Griezmann stakes claim to be Frances third musketeer
- Stephen Keshi accuses referee of bias after Nigeria lose to France
- World Cup 2014: Germany v Algeria in pictures
- Jozy Altidore ready to play for USA in knockout clash against Belgium
- Roosevelt lookalike goes viral in show of rising US soccer power
- Argentina and Lionel Messi ready to shift up a gear for Switzerland
- Frances Paul Pogba rises to occasion to end Nigerias World Cup hopes
- Hollands Arjen Robben claims honesty after escaping diving sanction
- The 2014 World Cup: is it time to kick out the colourful football boots?
- France v Nigeria: World Cup 2014 as it happened
- World Cup 2014 diary: No more Mr Nice Guy after foreign flags banned
- Luis Suárez apologises to Giorgio Chiellini for World Cup bite
- Robert Snodgrass joins Hull City for £7m from Norwich City
- Brazil press officer suspended over World Cup clash with Chile striker
- World Cup Show 2014: day 20 previews video
- World Cup 2014: day 19 as it happened
- Hillsborough police officer in command 'had little training' for 1989 FA Cup
- USA fans excited about World Cup prospects against Belgium video
- World Cup 2014: South Korea pelted with toffees on return home
- Premier League chairman Anthony Fry steps down after illness
- Kosovan club offers to take Luis Suárez on loan for duration of his ban
| World Cup 2014: Arjen Robben defends his tumble against Mexico - video Posted: 30 Jun 2014 03:50 PM PDT Holland's Arjen Robben admitted that he went to ground without being touched during the first half of his side's game against Mexico but insisted he was just being honest in revealing what had happened Continue reading...  |
| Germany 2-1 Algeria: World Cup 2014 as it happened Posted: 30 Jun 2014 03:43 PM PDT Germany needed extra time to get past an Algeria side that pushed them to the limit  |
| Germany edge past Algeria as two goals end stalemate in extra time Posted: 30 Jun 2014 03:34 PM PDT Germany got there in the end. It had not been pretty for much of the first half and it was a war of attrition in the second, but the three-times world champions won through after the extra half-hour. The breakthrough came from Thomas Müllers deflected cross, the substitute Andre Schürrle showing impeccable timing to flick home with the inside of his trailing foot. Mesut Özil made the game safe in the last minute and, despite Abdelmoumene Djabous late effort, for plucky Algeria, there would be no revenge for the scandal of the 1982 World Cup. Continue reading... |
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| Antoine Griezmann stakes claim to be Frances third musketeer Posted: 30 Jun 2014 01:44 PM PDT France were struggling going forward against Nigeria until Didier Deschamps introduced Griezmann in place of Olivier Giroud Continue reading...  |
| Stephen Keshi accuses referee of bias after Nigeria lose to France Posted: 30 Jun 2014 01:07 PM PDT Nigerias coach believes goal was wrongly disallowed Didier Deschamps plays down France expectations Continue reading...  |
| World Cup 2014: Germany v Algeria in pictures Posted: 30 Jun 2014 01:03 PM PDT The best images from the Estádio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre, where Algeria take on Germany for a place in the quarter-finals Continue reading...  |
| Jozy Altidore ready to play for USA in knockout clash against Belgium Posted: 30 Jun 2014 12:15 PM PDT Coach Jürgen Klinsmann says striker is 'available' and questions Fifa decision to assign French-speaking referee to match Striker Jozy Altidore has recovered from his hamstring injury and is ready to play at least some part for the USA against Belgium in their last-16 clash on Tuesday, according to coach Jürgen Klinsmann. The forwards tournament was feared to be over after he went down clutching his left hamstring early in his teams opening game against Ghana, but his manager said that he was available for selection once more after returning to training over the weekend. Continue reading... |
| Roosevelt lookalike goes viral in show of rising US soccer power Posted: 30 Jun 2014 12:08 PM PDT Teddy Goalsevelt becomes sensation for his costume at World Cup to reflect rising popularity of the round-ball sport in America Continue reading...  |
| Argentina and Lionel Messi ready to shift up a gear for Switzerland Posted: 30 Jun 2014 11:12 AM PDT Manager Alejandro Sabella says mistakes must be eliminated We are in good spirits and very positive, but this is different Like so many of the tournament heavyweights at this World Cup, Argentina have so far performed in a peculiar half-light: sublime at times in attack, oddly porous in midfield and defence at others. In many ways Tuesdays last-16 opponents, Switzerland, provide a tessellation of strengths and weaknesses, a team who in their present incarnation also include a scattering of high-end talent who have tended to defy the Swiss stereotype of game but limited solidity. Continue reading... |
| Frances Paul Pogba rises to occasion to end Nigerias World Cup hopes Posted: 30 Jun 2014 11:11 AM PDT It was not as comfortable as the scoreline suggests but France, inspired by a substitution that changed the complexion of the game, eventually broke Nigerias brave resistance to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. It took 79 minutes for a goal to arrive and felt desperately cruel that the otherwise outstanding Vincent Enyeama should be the man who gifted France the lead. Paul Pogba took full advantage and Joseph Yobos late own goal sealed Nigerias fate. For France, these are special times, all the more so because of the farce of four years ago, when Raymond Domenechs side returned from South Africa in disgrace. A warm welcome awaits Didier Deschampss players no matter what happens in their quarter-final in Rio on Friday. They have restored pride in Les Bleus with their performances in Brazil and, with a place in the World Cup semi-finals only 90 minutes away, their supporters could be forgiven for starting to dream. Continue reading... |
| Hollands Arjen Robben claims honesty after escaping diving sanction Posted: 30 Jun 2014 11:05 AM PDT Fifa rules simulation was not serious enough for punishment Arjen Robben has insisted he was merely being honest by admitting he had gone to ground too easily in an incident during the first half of Hollands World Cup victory over Mexico, after Fifa confirmed the winger would not be sanctioned for simulation. The Bayern Munich player had won a decisive penalty in added time at the end of the last-16 tie, scored by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar to complete a dramatic turnaround and earn a quarter-final against Costa Rica, with Mexico players unhappy at the ease with which he had crumpled to the turf under challenge from Rafael Márquez. Yet Robben went on to tell the Dutch television station NOS that there had definitely been a foul from Márquez, while apologising for tumbling under no contact in an attempt to win a first-half free-kick. Continue reading... |
| The 2014 World Cup: is it time to kick out the colourful football boots? Posted: 30 Jun 2014 11:04 AM PDT Fancy footwear in an array of dazzling colours has been the order of the day. What are the most popular choices? And how many players have dared to wear old-fashioned black? Continue reading...  |
| France v Nigeria: World Cup 2014 as it happened Posted: 30 Jun 2014 10:58 AM PDT Two late goals sent France into the quarter-finals at the expense of a determined but ultimately brittle Nigeria  |
| World Cup 2014 diary: No more Mr Nice Guy after foreign flags banned Posted: 30 Jun 2014 10:49 AM PDT No free parking with flanelinhas running a monopoly while World Cup tickets remain a preserve of the privileged and anti-Fifa campaigners make their Marx Continue reading...  |
| Luis Suárez apologises to Giorgio Chiellini for World Cup bite Posted: 30 Jun 2014 10:34 AM PDT Uruguay striker appears to admit to bite for first time Suárez issues statement on official Twitter page Luis Suárez has apologised to Giorgio Chiellini and the entire football family for biting the Italy defender, an offence that has earned the Uruguayan a four-month ban from football, and effectively admitted he lied to Fifa when contesting the charge handed down by the games governing body. In a move instigated without Liverpools knowledge and that will inevitably be considered as a public relations ploy from the strikers camp ahead of a mooted transfer to Barcelona, Suárez tweeted his apology on Monday from his home outside Montevideo. The forward, twice previously sanctioned for biting an opponent on the field of play, vowed there would never again be another incident like this and expressed his regret at what had occurred in Uruguays critical 1-0 Group D victory in Natal. My apologies to Chiellini: pic.twitter.com/CvfkkjxzlM Continue reading... |
| Robert Snodgrass joins Hull City for £7m from Norwich City Posted: 30 Jun 2014 09:58 AM PDT Snodgrass signing follows Jake Livermore transfer Scotland winger scored seven goals for Norwich last season Hull City have signed the Scotland international Robert Snodgrass from Norwich. The clubs agreed a fee for the 26-year-old on Thursday, understood to be a one-off payment of £7m, and personal terms have now been settled on the wingers switch to the KC Stadium. It is the second major signing of the close season for the Tigers, who last week bought former loanee Jake Livermore from Tottenham for a club record fee rising to £8m. Continue reading... |
| Brazil press officer suspended over World Cup clash with Chile striker Posted: 30 Jun 2014 09:05 AM PDT Rodrigo Paiva clashed with Chiles Mauricio Pinilla at half-time Match report: Brazil 1-1 Chile Brazils senior press official has been given a one-match ban for his role in a flare-up in the tunnel at half-time during the World Cup last 16 match against Chile on Saturday, Fifa said on Monday. He has been suspended for one match, a Fifa spokeswoman said when asked for an update on the case involving the Brazil spokesman Rodrigo Paiva. Continue reading... |
| World Cup Show 2014: day 20 previews video Posted: 30 Jun 2014 09:00 AM PDT Nat Coombs is joined by French football expert Julien Laurens to preview Tuesday's last-16 matches: Argentina v Switzerland and Belgium v USA. Julien picks out some key battles involving hat-trick hero Xherdan Shaqiri, marauding left-backs Marcos Rojo and Ricardo Rodriguez, goalkeeper Sergio Romero, Belgium's creative spark Eden Hazard, as well as their super sub, Divock Origi, and the key American defensive pairing of Geoff Cameron and Matt Besler. Also, our pundit examines the psychological effect on the Argentinian camp of relying so much on star player Lionel Messi. Check out the Guardian Football YouTube channel Continue reading...  |
| World Cup 2014: day 19 as it happened Posted: 30 Jun 2014 08:57 AM PDT All the latest news and updates on the second day of knockout fixtures in the World Cup  |
| Hillsborough police officer in command 'had little training' for 1989 FA Cup Posted: 30 Jun 2014 07:42 AM PDT Ch Supt David Duckenfield, in charge of semi-final when 96 Liverpool supporters died, had never commanded a sell-out match before, says his barrister The officer in charge of policing the 1989 FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough when 96 Liverpool supporters died did not "know what he was looking for" when assessing whether the ground was overcrowded, his own barrister has suggested. John Beggs QC said it was "valid" to ask whether Ch Supt David Duckenfield and his fellow senior officers Roger Marshall and Roger Greenwood should have been in command at Sheffield Wednesday's football ground that day, 15 April 1989. Continue reading... |
| USA fans excited about World Cup prospects against Belgium video Posted: 30 Jun 2014 07:38 AM PDT USA supporters share their thoughts about their team's chances against Belgium on Tuesday. One fan is confident that the USA will win if they maintain the standard of play they demonstrated against Portugal. However, he adds that Belgium are a strong team. Another fan compliments Belgium but says they haven't been playing to their best ability, which improves USA's prospects Continue reading...  |
| World Cup 2014: South Korea pelted with toffees on return home Posted: 30 Jun 2014 07:36 AM PDT Go eat a toffee is an insult in South Korea Asia completes worst World Cup in 24 years As unsavoury post-World Cup welcomes go it may not have been up there with Italys tomato-pelting in 1966 or Hungarys lengthy hideout in Tata in 1954 to avoid riots in the streets of Budapest, but South Korea had an ignominious welcoming party to greet them at Incheon airport on Monday. Continue reading... |
| Premier League chairman Anthony Fry steps down after illness Posted: 30 Jun 2014 07:32 AM PDT Chairman had decided to scale back activities Fry suffered a stroke in March this year Anthony Fry has been forced to step down from the position of Premier League chairman after just a year in the role due to illness. The former investment banker and BBC Trust member replaced Sir Dave Richards as chairman in June last year amid hopes that he would add more rigour to the Premier Leagues structure and improve relations with the Football Association. Continue reading... |
| Kosovan club offers to take Luis Suárez on loan for duration of his ban Posted: 30 Jun 2014 07:30 AM PDT Hajvalia offer to pay striker £1,200-a-month Kosovo not yet recognised as a full Fifa member Luis Suárez has been offered a short-term sanctuary in Kosovan football while he serves his four-month ban from all football. Hajvalia, who won last seasons Kosovar Cup and finished sixth in the league, have made an opportunistic offer to take the striker on loan. With Kosovo not yet recognised as a full Fifa member, the club believe Suarezs ban would not extend to the countrys league - although financial considerations would still need to be overcome for the ambitious deal to become a reality. Continue reading... |
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