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AFP, Published on 17/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's Football Confederation (CBF) face the media music Thursday when the process begins to find a successor to Luiz Felipe Scolari, who quit in the wake of the country's World Cup flop.
AFP, Published on 16/07/2014
» HOYLAKE (UNITED KINGDOM) - Martin Kaymer is hoping to ride a wave of German success into the British Open at Hoylake this week, saying that footballers have much in common with golfers when it comes down to performing on the big stage.
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» PARIS - Germany's nail-biting victory over Argentina in the World Cup final entered the record books on social media giants Twitter and Facebook.
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» 21:37 GMT - FULL-TIME EXTRA-TIME: Germany 1 Argetina 0 - GERMANY ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS
AFP, Published on 13/07/2014
» BRASíLIA - Hosts Brazil exited to boos from their fans as they trooped off trailing the Netherlands 2-0 at half-time in the World Cup's third place play-off in Brasilia on Saturday.
AFP, Published on 12/07/2014
» A humiliated Brazil and downhearted Netherlands challenge for third place at the World Cup on Saturday in a match that will be quickly forgotten by teams already busy looking to the future.
AFP, Published on 09/07/2014
» PARIS - Brazil's record defeat at the hands of Germany in the World Cup semi-final sent Twitter into overdrive, with the social network beating all records of activity for a sporting event.
AFP, Published on 09/07/2014
» BELO HORIZONTE (BRAZIL) - Brazil's stunned football stars struggled to explain one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history after they lost their semi-final 7-1 to Germany on Tuesday.
AFP, Published on 08/07/2014
» BELO HORIZONTE (BRAZIL) - Brazil captain Thiago Silva branded Colombia defender Juan Camilo Zuniga a coward on Monday for the tackle which put star striker Neymar out of the World Cup.
AFP, Published on 06/07/2014
» SYDNEY - Wallabies great John Eales hailed the courage and spirit of the Sydney Convicts after they became the first gay rugby team in the world Sunday to play on the same bill as a professional match.