PARIS - France’s World Cup and European Championship winning captain Didier Deschamps is being targeted by ailing English Premier League giants Liverpool as a replacement for departed manager Rafael Benitez, L’Equipe reported on Saturday.
PARIS - France’s World Cup and European Championship winning captain Didier Deschamps is being targeted by ailing English Premier League giants Liverpool as a replacement for departed manager Rafael Benitez, L’Equipe reported on Saturday.
JOHANNESBURG - Spain set-up a mouthwatering World Cup showdown with Portugal on Friday, but Europe’s challenge in South Africa still wilted to an all-time low.
PRETORIA - David Villa added to his repertoire of spectacular goals to help fire Spain into the last 16 of the World Cup on Friday but there will be concern about the continued poor form of his strike partner Fernando Torres.
BLOEMFONTEIN -Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld blamed an attack of nerves by his players for their failure to qualify for the knockout stage of the World Cup on Friday.
JOHANNESBURG) - Too many foreign goalkeepers in the Premier League have stopped the English producing world-class shot-stoppers, Oliver Kahn said Friday on the eve of England’s World Cup clash with Germany.
PRETORIA— Happy to reach the last 16 of the World Cup, Spain is ready to abandon its attacking playing style if it means going even further into the tournament.
SANTIAGO - Riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at rowdy fans and detained 122 for public disorder on Friday as tens of thousands of people flooded onto the streets of Chile’s capital to celebrate their national team reaching the World Cup’s second round.
BLOEMFONTEIN - Germany have got physical problems while England’s are mainly in their heads as the two old foes prepare to land the first heavyweight knockout blow in the World Cup on Sunday.
PRETORIA - Mexico fear that a first goal at this World Cup from Argentina’s Lionel Messi in the second round on Sunday could dash their hopes of revenge for their defeat by the same opponents at the same stage four years ago.
Mexico fear that a first goal at this World Cup from Messi in the second round could dash their hopes of revenge for their defeat by the same opponents at the same stage four years ago.