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Mexico overcame having two goals controversially ruled out to beat Group A rivals Cameroon courtesy of a strike from forward Oribe Peralta. Giovani Dos Santos had a volley and a header disallowed, with replays suggesting both calls were incorrect. Cameroon rarely...

Robin van Persie praised Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal for masterminding the team's crushing 5-1 win over reigning world champions Spain. Van Persie scored two goals along with Arjen Robben, while Stefan de Vrij also netted as Spain were humiliated...

Nervy, unconvincing and fortuitous -- but Brazil could scarcely care less. On a night where its players finally stepped into the high-pressure cauldron atmosphere of the World Cup on home soil, Brazil found a way to win. Gone are the days...

One is the world's best known footballer, the other the most valuable. They have scored the same number of Champions League goals and are loaded down with titles. But superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are stuck in a...

Holders Spain open their World Cup campaign against the Netherlands on Friday in a repeat of the 2010 final with the Dutch out for revenge. Andres Iniesta's strike four minutes from the end of extra-time in the Johannesburg final crowned...

Sepp Blatter has indicated he wants to seek a fifth term as Fifa president and called Uefa "disrespectful" following calls for his resignation. He has been widely criticised over the damage corruption allegations have caused football's governing body. But the 78-year-old...

Soldiers in a Nigerian state at the heart of an Islamist revolt have shut down all venues preparing to screen live World Cup matches, hoping to stave off the kind of attacks that have killed more than 20 people...

Calls for Wayne Rooney to be dropped by England at the World Cup have turned into a "witch-hunt", according to his Manchester United coach Phil Neville. The 28-year-old striker's place in Roy Hodgson's side has been questioned ahead of Saturday's...

Striker Luis Suarez is working overtime to be fit for the World Cup as he recovers from knee surgery, says Uruguay team-mate Cristian Rodriguez. Uruguay open their Group D campaign against Costa Rica on Saturday, but coach Oscar Tabarez does...

Galatasaray have announced the departure of manager Roberto Mancini after just nine months in the job. The former Manchester City boss has left the Turkish side by mutual consent, the club said. "We wholeheartedly thank Mancini for his success and achievements...