One hundred days from kickoff, and Brazil's 200 million fans dare to believe a sixth World Cup title beckons on home turf.
Didier Drogba walked at six months, left home at age five and fell in love with the woman who was to become his wife at the tender age of 17.
England manager Roy Hodgson has encouraged striker Daniel Sturridge to bring his superb Liverpool form to the international arena by predicting he could go on to win 100 caps.
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola is set to scoop his first German title in record time later this month after the Bundesliga holder opened a 20-point lead on Saturday.
Former England soccer player Sol Campbell claims he would have been national captain for more than 10 years had he been white, in extracts of his biography published on Sunday.
Newcastle fined manager Alan Pardew 100,000 pounds ($167,000) and gave him a formal warning on Saturday for head-butting an opposition player during a Premier League game at Hull.
Roger Federer followed his best win in 18 months by taking his first title in nine months with a revenge victory over Tomas Berdych in Saturday's final of the Dubai Open.
Manchester City will be praying history does not repeat itself but Sunderland will be hoping it does when they meet in the Capital One (League) Cup final at Wembley on Sunday.
The Texas Rangers will add a player with championship pedigree to their spring training roster on Monday with Super Bowl-champion quarterback Russell Wilson set to join the club in Surprise, Arizona.
West Bromwich Albion forward Nicolas Anelka has been banned for five matches and fined 80,000 pounds ($133,400) for making an alleged anti-Semitic gesture in a match in December, the Football Association said on Thursday.
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