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Speaking at a news conference where FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke pledged possibly to bring World Cup matches to Brazil’s impoverished favelas via fan zones and giant screens, Blatter declared

Italy, who had Riccardo Montolivo sent off 10 minutes from the end of extra time for a second bookable offence, twice led only for Edinson Cavani to pull Uruguay level

With two matches to play, the tournament has also produced a record number of goals, mainly because of the participation of amateur Oceania champions Tahiti, while attendances are already the

Local media reported that five graduates from Espanyol’s youth academy had recently joined Barca and Collet told a news conference on Friday the club would be taking steps to make

Substitute Jesus Navas converted the winning penalty past Gianluigi Buffon after Italian defender Leonardo Bonucci skied the 13th penalty of the shootout with the score level at 6-6 at a

“No doubt about it, I feel at home here,” said Fred, scorer of two goals in Saturday’s 4-2 win over Italy. “I played here for America and Cruzeiro and I

The 1985 Libertadores Cup winners were helped bySan Martin’s 3-1 defeat atRiver Platethat sent them back down to the second-tier Primera B Nacional after two seasons in the top flight.

With Neymar in sparkling form and Fred always dangerous in front of goal, Brazil were the better team for most of a Group A match they never looked like losing.

“To date, neither FIFA nor the local organising committee have ever discussed any such possibility of cancelling the FIFA Confederations Cup,” FIFA said in a statement sent to Reuters. In

Fernando Torres scored four times, and missed a penalty, David Villa hit three, David Silva two and Juan Mata one as Spain scored double figures for the third time in