Cristiano Ronaldo will show he is worth the world-record transfer fee of 80 million pounds ($131.3 million) that Real Madrid paid Manchester United for him, he said on Saturday.
Michael Owen has grabbed the chance to resurrect his career by joining Manchester United and pledged to repay manager Alex Ferguson for giving him a platform to shine with the Premier League champions.
Former European Footballer of the Year Michael Owen may be on the verge of joining Manchester United from relegated Newcastle United, according to several British media reports on Friday.
David Beckham has become a bad teammate on the Los Angeles Galaxy, according to Landon Donovan, captain of the US national soccer team.
Kaka was officially presented as a Real Madrid player in a Hollywood-style show to around 50,000 fans at the Bernabeu on Tuesday.
Brazilian playmaker Kaka says the squad have learnt from the mistakes they made four years ago when they won the Confederations Cup, then headed off to the World Cup in Germany expecting to win that too.
Germany beat England 4-0 to win the European Under-21 Championship on Monday night in front of a near sellout crowd at Malmo Stadium.
Xabi Alonso scored from a free kick in extra time Sunday to give Spain a 3-2 win over South Africa and third place at the Confederations Cup.
Holders Brazil fought back from 2-0 down with three second-half goals to beat the United States 3-2 and win the Confederations Cup for the third time in an entertaining final on Sunday.
The Brazil team that narrowly beat South Africa 1-0 in the Confederations Cup semifinals Thursday looked a pale shadow of the one that demolished world champion Italy just four days ago.
Costing 3 billion rand ($373 million), the 94,000-capacity stadium is distinctive, resembling a huge calabash - a hollowed-out gourd used as a cooking pot or water carrier throughout Africa.
United States scored their greatest win for almost 60 years by beating European champions Spain 2-0 on Wednesday to reach the final of the Confederations Cup.
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