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The Confederations Cup is a dress-rehearsal for the 2014 World Cup. “Without the grass it would be like opening a theatre with no stage,” Brasilia’s World Cup secretary Claudio Monteiro

Goals from Shaun Maloney after 25 minutes and Callum McManaman after 78 minutes allowed Wigan to forget their relegation worries for an afternoon as they finished as deserved winners against

The Qatar-owned La Liga club made it through to the last eight on their debut in the competition and were within touching distance of a place in the semi-finals before

Mourinho’s men had to weather a second-half storm to go through 5-3 on aggregate even though Galatasaray scored three second-half goals in quick succession to win the second leg 3-2.

In a poor game marred by play-acting and littered with fouls and cards, Colombia striker Radamel Falcao had the best chance for the visitors just after the hour when his

Menez, who has lost his starting role this season, fired home in the 57th minute before league top scorer Ibrahimovic struck his 26th of the season in added time as

Gignac, who also scored in Sunday’s 1-0 win at Nice, grabbed his 11th league goal of the season when he beat visiting goalkeeper Cedric Carrasso in the 41st minute. He

Substitute Gylfi Sigurdsson made it 2-2 just before the hour when he cut inside and fired home a deflected shot to give Spurs a fighting chance in the second leg

The Bundesliga champions put Malaga to the sword in the first half of the quarter-final first leg at the Rosaleda but failed to take their chances, leaving the tie wide

“Tonight’s game was pretty clear to me. Against Barcelona you have to defend because they dominate possession but when you have the ball you need to make the most of