Editors Picks
Miroslav Klose joined the elite 100 club on Saturday, cementing his place in German football history while edging closer to Ronaldo's World Cup goal-scoring record with his brace in the 4-0 win over Argentina.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has announced that his country will withdraw from all international football competitions in the next two years.
The furore over refereeing mistakes at the World Cup forced FIFA president Sepp Blatter into an about-turn on Tuesday, reopening the debate on the use of goalline technology.
The furore over refereeing mistakes at the World Cup forced FIFA president Sepp Blatter into an about-turn on Tuesday, reopening the debate on the use of goalline technology.
After the anger that erupted over Frank Lampard's disallowed goal, which would have converted the game into a 2-2 equalizer, England fell apart quickly, giving Germany two fast-breaks that sealed two game-winning goals for their all-time foes.
China's Ministry of Public Security has vowed to crack down on domestic and foreign online gambling organizations as a number of football gambling web sites were discovered online following the start of the World Cup in South Africa.
No European team has yet matched the standards set by Brazil and Argentina at this year's World Cup, and Italian football federation president Giancarlo Abete says he knows why.
The World Cup finally has a team which loves the maligned Jabulani ball.
Brazilian and Ivorian players will have to keep their eyes on the ball not the 31 beauty queens who will be at the Soccer City stadium later on Sunday to avoid a repeat of a controversy surrounding Spain's defeat last week.
The country's manufacturers have enjoyed resounding success in selling vuvuzela, the plastic horns sounding like bees swarming that have been the buzz among World Cup spectators.
Semifinals Fixtures
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Top Scorers
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Player |
Team |
Goals |
David Villa | ESP | 5 |
| Sneijder | NED | 5 | |||
| Diego Forlan |
URU |
5 | |||
| Mueller |
GER |
5 | |||
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Vittek |
SVK | 4 | |||
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Klose |
GER |
4 |
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Higuain |
ARG |
4 |
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Asamoah Gyan |
GHA |
3 | |||
| Donovan | USA | 3 | |||
| Luis Suarez | URU | 3 | Fabiano | BRA | 3 |
URU 2 - 3 NED 
GER 0 - 1 ESP 