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Argentina will meet Germany in Sunday's World Cup final at the Maracana after winning a penalty shootout to eliminate the Netherlands. After 120 tedious and goalless minutes that were in stark contrast to the spectacular shock of the first semi-final...

FIFA has suspended Nigeria from international competition after football leaders were fired by the government following the team’s World Cup exit amid a dispute over player bonuses. The suspension took effect immediately on Wednesday, with Nigerian teams and officials barred...

Argentina interrupted preparations for their World Cup semifinal to watch Germany's 7-1 win over Brazil, a result coach Alejandro Sabella said illustrated the unpredictability and beauty of football. Argentina are looking to return to the biggest game in world soccer...

Brazil "cracked up" during Tuesday's stunning 7-1 World Cup semi-final defeat by Germany, according to victorious coach Joachim Low. The three-time winners scored on five occasions in the first half - including four in six minutes - as they inflicted...

Miroslav Klose became the World Cup’s all-time leading goalscorer as Germany cruised past a shambolic Brazil with a 7-1 win to book their place in the final. The hosts started relatively brightly, but found themselves behind after just 11 minutes...

Barclays English Premier League club, Chelsea is set to offload Nigerian midfielder, John Obi Mikel. Chelsea are keen on adding highly-rated French midfielder, Paul Pogba to their ranks despite manager Jose Mourinho already spending £60 million this summer on Cesc...

Oscar Pistorius' defense team wrapped up its case in the murder trial of the Olympic and Paralympic athlete on Tuesday and the court adjourned for a month to allow the legal teams to prepare and submit their closing arguments. Pistorius,...

Brazil will grind to a halt when the hosts, missing injured talisman Neymar and suspended captain Thiago Silva, take on European heavyweights Germany in their World Cup semi-final in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday. Neymar fractured a vertebra in the quarter-final...

Brazilian police have arrested the chief executive of a Fifa partner company as part of investigations into the illegal sale of World Cup tickets. Ray Whelan from Match Hospitality was held at Rio de Janeiro's hotel, where officials from the...

If the past is any guide, we should be in for something memorable on Wednesday in Sao Paulo when the Netherlands meet Argentina in the World Cup semifinal at the Corinthians arena. In their four World Cup meetings the two...