Football

Thomas Mueller admitted that his bizarre stumble while running towards the ball for a free kick against Algeria was a ploy.

Cole and Samuel Eto'o have left Chelsea but former Australia goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer has signed a new one-year deal, the club said in a statement.

FIFA not to impose sanctions on Robben after the Dutch winger admitted having dived to claim a 93rd minute penalty against Mexico.

The four of the seven goals the Netherlands have scored over the past three games have come from Van Gaal's second-half substitutes.

Cameroon are to investigate claims that seven of their players were involved in match-fixing at the World Cup.

Karagounis announced his retirement from an international football career spanning 139 caps over 15 years following his team's World Cup round of 16 exit to Costa Rica.

For Michael Umana it was a case of dreams come true as he stepped up to take the decisive spot kick for his country in a shootout with Greece.

Van Gaal showed his concern for the heat and humidity in Fortaleza, where the Netherlands and Mexico will play their FIFA World Cup round of 16 match on Sunday.

Argentina look set to play Lavezzi instead of the injured Aguero in a continued three-man attack for Tuesday's last-16 match against Switzerland.

Suarez could not help Uruguay avoid 2-0 defeat to Colombia but the striker's presence was still felt in the changing room and stands.

The Portuguese club FC Porto had said in a stock market statement on Wednesday that they have sold the 26-year-old for 15 million euros ($20.45 million) to City.

Athletic Bilbao rejected an offer from Manchester United FC, estimated at 36 million euros, to transfer the federation and economic rights of the player Ander Herrera.

Neymar knows he is carrying the hopes of the entire host nation at the World Cup, but says he is not letting that get into his head.

Suarez, twice previously banned for biting, is under investigation by FIFA for the incident late in the Group D clash and faces another lengthy suspension.

Belgian Queen Mathilde embarrassingly mixed up Belgium's strikers after the country's 1-0 victory over Russia on Sunday, congratulating Romelu Lukaku for scoring the winning goal.

"FIFA, with its great wisdom, decided to hold a press conference before training which is not very smart," van Gaal said.