A $17.6 million prize fund will be divided among the eight countries in next year's Confederations Cup in South Africa, FIFA announced on Thursday.
Barcelona striker Thierry Henry has said that personal problems have hampered his ability to adapt to life at his new club.
England midfielder Frank Lampard struck four goals on Wednesday as Chelsea rebounded from its FA Cup reverse at Barnsley at the weekend to defeat Derby 6-1 in the Premier League.
AC Milan's 18-year-old striker Alexandre Pato is to make his Brazil debut after being named in the squad for the friendly against Sweden in London later this month.
Prosecutors investigating the collapse of FIFA's former marketing partner ISL presented evidence on Tuesday of payments made from a secret company bank account to FIFA executive committee member Nicolas Leoz.
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn will receive a special retirement send-off after the German Football Association agreed a testimonial match between club and country in September.
Liverpool eased into the Champions League quarter-finals after a superb strike by Fernando Torres gave last season's runners-up a 1-0 win at Inter Milan on Tuesday and a 3-0 aggregate victory.
Liverpool takeover talks involving Tom Hicks and Dubai International Capital (DIC) were terminated on Monday amid disagreement over who should be running the club, according to the co-owner.
Barcelona's title hopes are hanging by a threat with Frank Rijkaard's team eight points behind Real Madrid after a late goal from Jon-Dahl Tomasson helped Villarreal to a 2-1 win at Camp Nou on Sunday.
Francesco Totti scored a penalty as he played his 500th match for AS Roma in the 2-0 defeat of Napoli, but despite his side's sterling form, he is still not talking up their title chances.
Premier League leaders Arsenal suffered a comedown from their midweek Champions League win over AC Milan as they were held to a 0-0 draw at strugglers Wigan Athletic on Sunday.
David Beckham will get his 100th England cap as long as he is fit and in form, manager Fabio Capello told national team fans on Wednesday.
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