RIO DE JANEIRO : FIFA has rejected Luis Suarez's appeal against his lengthy ban for biting an opponent in a World Cup match. Football's international governing body on Thursday said its appeals committee rejected the
BRASILIA, Brazil : Neymar became emotional when talking Thursday about the injury that ruled him out of the World Cup, saying that if the knee to his back had been slightly more to one side
SAO PAULO : Louis van Gaal took some credit for showing Argentina's Sergio Romero how to stop penalties, advice that cost the Netherlands coach dearly on Wednesday.Romero stopped two spot kicks as Argentina beat Van
SAO PAULO : Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie ultimately came up empty-handed as the Netherlands ran out of steam in the World Cup semifinals. How different to the start of the tournament, when the
PORTO SEGURO, Brazil : Germany has taken the "tiki-taka" passing game so intrinsically used by Spain to another level at the World Cup in Brazil, by adding ruthless efficiency to the possession philosophy. Germany is
SAO PAULO : It's Argentina's greatest delight and Brazil's worst nightmare. Argentina's soccer team has beaten the Netherlands to win a berth into the World Cup championship match -- on archrival Brazil's soil, and just
SAO PAULO : Javier Mascherano and Pablo Zabaleta both stayed in the game for Argentina after being knocked down by blows to their heads during Wednesday's World Cup semifinal. Mascherano looked discombobulated after he clashed
SAO PAULO : Goalkeeper Sergio Romero saved two penalties Wednesday to send Argentina into the World Cup final with a 4-2 shootout win over the Netherlands after the game finished in a 0-0 stalemate.A day
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil : Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and his players are trying to put the devastating semifinal loss to Germany behind them as quickly as possible, turning their focus to the farewell match
SAO PAULO : The Netherlands and Argentina are heading to extra time in their World Cup semifinal after finishing the regulation 90 minutes locked at 0-0. A day after Germany thrashed Brazil 7-1, the goals
SAO PAULO : The Netherlands and Argentina are level at 0-0 after the first half of the second World Cup semifinal. In stark contrast to Tuesday's German goal spurt against Brazil, the closest either team
SAO PAULO : Midfielder Nigel de Jong has recovered from a groin injury the Netherlands team feared would end his World Cup and will start Wednesday's semifinal against Argentina. Striker and captain Robin van Persie
SAO PAULO : Dutch captain and all-time top scorer Robin van Persie is in doubt for the World Cup semifinal against Argentina after succumbing to a stomach problem. Van Persie trained separately on Tuesday with
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil : Chance after chance was offered, and the Germany players just kept on taking them with clinical efficiency. In the end, not even they could scarcely believe the 7-1 World Cup semifinal
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil : Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari apologized to fans for failing to lead the host to the World Cup final, saying the "catastrophic" defeat to Germany on Tuesday marked the "worst day"
SAO PAULO : Normally a reserved man who avoids hype, Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella isn't shy about declaring Lionel Messi to be the best player in the world. Comparing the Argentina captain with Arjen Robben
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil : Miroslav Klose is the second member of the World Cup-winning side to step down after captain Philipp Lahm. While Lahm's retirement came as a surprise, but Klose's move was expected.With a
New Delhi: The four semifinalist of the 2014 World Cup were acronym as B.A.N.G. The first semifinal between Germany and the host nation lived upto its billing as the whole world watched how the German
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil : Germany poured in the goals Tuesday to hand Brazil its heaviest World Cup loss ever with an astounding 7-1 rout in the semifinals that stunned the host nation.Miroslav Klose scored a
RIO DE JANEIRO : Brazilians expected a challenge in facing a powerful German team at the World Cup but none could envision such calamity. A drenching, tropical rain and an early onslaught of goals by
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