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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...

The crisis that has rocked Nigerian football occasioned by the sacking of the Aminu Maigari led Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) board has taken another twist as a major sponsor of the team has suspended it's co-operation with Nigeria. Sports Wear...

Argentina winger Angel Di Maria has been ruled out of Wednesday's World Cup semi-final against the Netherlands, but striker Sergio Aguero is fit to play. Di Maria, 26, came off injured in the 1-0 quarter-final victory over Belgium. The Real Madrid...

Brazil's star striker Neymar cried "I can't feel my legs" after a crunch World Cup challenge by Colombia's Juan Zuniga, coach Luiz Felipe Scolari told Spanish sports daily Marca. Scolari said the whole team panicked after the knee in the...