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• Hodgson concerned about Ox
• Arsenal chief in transfer talks
• Sterling off as England draw
• Fresh fears over Van Persie
• Barnes: England will peak in 2018
• Liverpool closer to capturing Can
• Schmeichel signs new Foxes deal
• Kone promises to prove his worth
• Ronaldo struggling for fitness
• Messi worlds most valuable player, study shows
• Monk confirms Williams talks
• Clubs to give B League thumbs down
• Jaaskelainen signs new one-year Hammers deal
• After Colombia Lose Falcao Four Other Nations are Sweating on the Fitness of Their Key Forwards
• World Cup 2014 - 8 days to go: Number of winners
• Just What Is David Beckham Thinking?
• Brazil top favourites for World Cup win
• Britton extends Swansea stay
• Lampard: Clear head will help me
• Brazils Rousseff defends World Cup spending
• Schwarzer worried about inexperienced Socceroos
• Herrera irked by Bosnias late lineup change
• Bosnia builds steam with win over Mexico
• Schwarzer set to re-sign with Chelsea
• Englands Lampard looking at MLS
• Portugal fret over Ronaldo fitness
• Japan confident of World Cup victory rallies
• African coaches out to beat imports at World Cup
• European play boosts Japan goalie Kawashima
• Hodgson to give Rooney chance to build sharpness
• Round up: All 32 World Cup squads
• Van Gaal: RVP will be at full speed
• Suarez keen to be role model

Hodgson concerned about Ox Posted: 04 Jun 2014 03:17 PM PDT England manager Roy Hodgson has admitted he is concerned about the fitness of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - just 10 days before their first World Cup match

Arsenal chief in transfer talks Posted: 04 Jun 2014 02:46 PM PDT Arsenal are deep in conversations to bring in new players chief executive Ivan Gazidis maintains

Sterling off as England draw Posted: 04 Jun 2014 02:31 PM PDT Raheem Sterling and Antonio Valencia were sent off as England drew their ill-tempered World Cup warm-up against Ecuador in the Miami heat

Fresh fears over Van Persie Posted: 04 Jun 2014 02:16 PM PDT Robin van Persie sparked fresh concerns over his fitness after playing just 45 minutes of Hollands laboured 2-0 friendly win over stubborn Wales in Amsterdam

Barnes: England will peak in 2018 Posted: 04 Jun 2014 12:17 PM PDT John Barnes believes any success England enjoy in Brazil will be a bonus insisting the real target for Roy Hodgsons side should be the next World Cup in four years time

Liverpool closer to capturing Can Posted: 04 Jun 2014 11:01 AM PDT Liverpools bid to sign Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Emre Can appears to be edging closer after the Germans claimed a formal offer had been received from the Reds

Schmeichel signs new Foxes deal Posted: 04 Jun 2014 08:46 AM PDT Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has signed a new four-year deal with the Barclays Premier League newcomers

Kone promises to prove his worth Posted: 04 Jun 2014 08:31 AM PDT Everton striker Arouna Kone admits he has to prove his worth next season after missing seven months of his maiden campaign through injury

Ronaldo struggling for fitness Posted: 04 Jun 2014 07:16 AM PDT Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is struggling to be fit for Portugals opening World Cup match due to tendinitis around his left kneecap the national federation revealed on Wednesday

Messi worlds most valuable player, study shows Posted: 04 Jun 2014 06:32 AM PDT Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi remains the worlds most valuable footballer even though his crown slipped this season a market study showed on Wednesday

Monk confirms Williams talks Posted: 04 Jun 2014 06:32 AM PDT Swansea manager Garry Monk has confirmed the club are in talks with captain Ashley Williams about a new contract

Clubs to give B League thumbs down Posted: 04 Jun 2014 06:32 AM PDT Football League clubs are expected to give Greg Dykes controversial B league proposals the thumbs down at their summer meeting in Portugal on Thursday

Jaaskelainen signs new one-year Hammers deal Posted: 04 Jun 2014 04:01 AM PDT Jussi Jaaskelainen will renew his battle with Adrian for West Hams starting goalkeeper berth next term after signing a new one-year deal with the Hammers

After Colombia Lose Falcao Four Other Nations are Sweating on the Fitness of Their Key Forwards Posted: 04 Jun 2014 03:09 AM PDT Colombia's World Cup preparations have been cruelly dented by news that star striker Radamel Falcao will not lead his country's potent attacking line this summer

World Cup 2014 - 8 days to go: Number of winners Posted: 04 Jun 2014 02:52 AM PDT The World Cup in Brazil is the 20th staging of the FIFA World Cup since 1930 and only Brazil have competed in every one of them winning 25 with their five wins

Just What Is David Beckham Thinking? Posted: 04 Jun 2014 02:10 AM PDT Without doubt one of the best players that has ever graced the beautiful game has been the magnificent David Beckham

Brazil top favourites for World Cup win Posted: 04 Jun 2014 02:02 AM PDT The third team in this preview series is none other than the host and top favourite Brazil

Britton extends Swansea stay Posted: 04 Jun 2014 12:01 AM PDT Leon Britton has signed a one-year contract extension at Swansea

Lampard: Clear head will help me Posted: 03 Jun 2014 11:46 PM PDT Frank Lampard thinks his heartbreaking decision to leave Chelsea will help him perform better at the World Cup

Brazils Rousseff defends World Cup spending Posted: 03 Jun 2014 11:31 PM PDT Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday defended her governments spending on the World Cup the target of protests in the run-up to the June 12 kick-off match

Schwarzer worried about inexperienced Socceroos Posted: 03 Jun 2014 11:16 PM PDT Australias most capped player Mark Schwarzer Wednesday said he was worried about how inexperienced Ange Postecoglous World Cup squad is and said he would not have axed Luke Wilkshire

Herrera irked by Bosnias late lineup change Posted: 03 Jun 2014 11:16 PM PDT Mexico coach Miguel Herrera was angered Tuesday by last-minute changes made by Bosnia to their starting lineup for a World Cup warm-up friendly at Soldier Field

Bosnia builds steam with win over Mexico Posted: 03 Jun 2014 10:17 PM PDT Bosnia boosted their confidence ahead of their first World Cup with a 1-0 friendly victory over Mexico on Tuesday that left El Tri looking for answers

Schwarzer set to re-sign with Chelsea Posted: 03 Jun 2014 10:17 PM PDT Veteran goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer on Wednesday said he expects to sign a new deal with Chelsea after manager Jose Mourinho indicated he wanted him to stay for another season

Englands Lampard looking at MLS Posted: 03 Jun 2014 08:32 PM PDT England midfielder Frank Lampard suggested he would probably retire from international football after the World Cup with a move to Major League Soccer among his post-Chelsea options

Portugal fret over Ronaldo fitness Posted: 03 Jun 2014 06:47 PM PDT Portugal were gearing up for the World Cup on Tuesday in New Jersey fretting over the fitness of superstar Cristiano Ronaldo

Japan confident of World Cup victory rallies Posted: 03 Jun 2014 06:17 PM PDT Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni and his players are relying on the teams never-say-die attitude to spur them on at the World Cup

African coaches out to beat imports at World Cup Posted: 03 Jun 2014 06:17 PM PDT The first ambition of Ghanaian Kwesi Appiah and Nigerian Stephen Keshi at the World Cup is to reach the second round and end decades of failure by African coaches

European play boosts Japan goalie Kawashima Posted: 03 Jun 2014 06:17 PM PDT Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima says four years of playing in Europe since the 2010 World Cup have helped make him a better defensive leader and more formidable shot-stopper

Hodgson to give Rooney chance to build sharpness Posted: 03 Jun 2014 06:17 PM PDT England manager Roy Hodgson will give Wayne Rooney another chance to improve his match-sharpness with a start in Wednesdays friendly against Ecuador

Round up: All 32 World Cup squads Posted: 03 Jun 2014 06:17 PM PDT Squads for the 32 countries taking part in the World Cup finals from June 12 as announced by national federationsGroup ABrazilGoalkeepers Julio Cesar Toronto FCCAN Jefferson Botafogo Victor Atletico MineiroDefenders Dante Bayern MunichGER David Luiz ChelseaENG Henrique NapoliITA Thiago Silva Paris Saint-GermainFRA Daniel Alves BarcelonaESP Maicon RomaITA Marcelo Real MadridESP Maxwell Paris Saint-GermainFRA Midfielders Fernandinho Manchester CityENG Hernanes Inter MilanITA Luiz Gustavo WolfsburgGER Oscar ChelseaENG Paulinho Tottenham HotspurENG Ramires Willian both ChelseaENGForwards Bernard Shakhtar DonetskUKR Fred Fluminense Hulk Zenit Saint PetersburgRUS Jo Atletico Mineiro Neymar BarcelonaESPCroatiaGoalkeepers Stipe Pletikosa RostovRUS Danijel Subasic MonacoFRA Oliver Zelenika Lokomotiva ZagrebDefenders Darijo Srna Shakhtar DonetskUKR Domagoj Vida Dynamo KievUKR Sime Vrsaljko GenoaITA Danijel Pranjic PanathinaikosGRE Vedran Corluka Lokomotiv MoscowRUS Dejan Lovren SouthamptonENG Gordon Schildenfeld PanathinaikosGREMidfielders Luka Modric Real MadridESP Ivan Rakitic SevillaESP Mateo Kovacic InterITA Marcelo Brozovic Dinamo Zagreb Ognjen Vukojevic Dynamo KievUKR Ivan Mocinic Rijeka Sammir GetafeESPForwards Mario Mandzukic Bayern MunichGER Nikica Jelavic Hull CityENG Ivica Olic VfL WolfsburgGER Eduardo Da Silva Shakhtar DonetskUKR Ivan Perisic VfL WolfsburgGER Ante Rebic FiorentinaITAMexicoGoalkeepers Jesus Corona Cruz Azul Alfredo Talavera Toluca Guillermo Ochoa AC AjaccioFRADefenders Paul Aguilar Miguel Layun both Club America Hector Moreno EspanyolESP Diego Reyes FC PortoPOR Francisco Rodriguez Club America Rafael Marquez Leon Carlos Salcido TigresMidfielders Hector Herrera FC PortoPOR Jose Juan Vazquez Leon Juan Carlos Medina Club America Carlos Pena Leon Isaac Brizuela Toluca Luis Montes Leon Marco Fabian Cruz Azul Andres Guardado Bayer LeverkusenGERForwards Oribe Peralta Santos Laguna Javier Hernandez Manchester UnitedENG Raul Jimenez Club America Alan Pulido Tigres Giovani dos Santos VillarrealESPCameroonGoalkeepers Charles Itandje KonyasporTUR Sammy NDjock FethiyesporTUR Loïc Feudjou Coton SportDefenders Allan Nyom GranadaESP Cedric Djeugou Coton Sport Dany Nounkeu BesiktasTUR Aurelien Chedjou GalatasarayTUR Nicolas Nkoulou MarseilleFRA Henri Bedimo LyonFRA Benoît Assou-Ekotto Queens Park RangersENGMidfielders Enoh Eyong AntalyasporTUR Jean II Makoun RennesFRA Joel Matip Schalke 04GER Stephane Mbia SevillaESP Landry NGuemo BordeauxFRA Alexandre Song BarcelonaESP Edgar Salli LensFRA on loan from MonacoFRAForwards Samuel Etoo ChelseaENG Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting Mainz 05GER Benjamin Moukandjo NancyFRA Vincent Aboubakar LorientFRA Pierre Achille Webo FenerbahceTUR Fabrice Olinga Zulte-WaregemBELGroup BSpainGoalkeepers Iker Casillas Real Madrid Jose Manuel Reina NapoliITA David De Gea Manchester UnitedENGDefenders Sergio Ramos Real Madrid Gerard Pique Jordi Alba both Barcelona Javi Martinez Bayern MunichGER Cesar Azpilicueta ChelseaENG Raul Albiol NapoliITA Juanfran Torres Atletico MadridMidfielders Xavi Hernandez Sergio Busquets Andres Iniesta Cesc Fabregas all Barcelona Xabi Alonso Real Madrid David Silva Manchester CityENG Koke Resurreccion Atletico Madrid Santiago Cazorla ArsenalENG Juan Mata Manchester UnitedENGForwards Pedro Rodriguez Barcelona Diego Costa Atletico Madrid David Villa New York City FCUSA Fernando Torres ChelseaENGNetherlandsGoalkeepers Jasper Cillessen Ajax Tim Krul Newcaste UnitedENG Michel Vorm Swansea CityENGDefenders Daley Blind Ajax Daryl Janmaat Terence Kongolo Bruno Martins Indi all Feyenoord Joel Veltman Ajax Paul Verhaegh FC AugsburgGER Ron Vlaar Aston VillaGER Stefan de Vrij FeyenoordMidfielders Jordy Clasie Feyenoord Leroy Fer Norwich CityENG Jonathan De Guzman Swansea CityENG Nigel de Jong AC MilanITA Wesley Sneijder GalatasarayTUR Georginio Wijnaldum PSV EindhovenForwards Memphis Depay PSV Eindhoven Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Schalke 04GER Dirk Kuyt FenerbahceTUR Jeremain Lens Dynamo KievUKR Robin van Persie Manchester UnitedENG Arjen Robben Bayern MünichGERChileGoalkeepers Claudio Bravo Real SociedadESP Johnny Herrera Universidad de Chile Cristopher Toselli Universidad CatolicaDefenders Gary Medel Cardiff CityENG Jose Rojas Universidad de Chile Eugenio Mena SantosBRA Gonzalo Jara Nottingham ForestENGMidfielders Arturo Vidal Mauricio Isla both JuventusITA Marcelo Diaz BaselSUI Francisco Silva OsasunaESP Felipe Gutierrez FC TwenteNED Jose Pedro Fuenzalida Colo Colo Carlos Carmona AtalantaITA Jean Beausejour Wigan AthleticENG Charles Aranguiz InternacionalBRA Miiko Albornoz MalmoSWEForwards Alexis Sanchez BarcelonaESP Eduardo Vargas NapoliITA Jorge Valdivia PalmeirasBRA Mauricio Pinilla CagliariITA Esteban Paredes Colo Colo Fabian Orellana Celta VigoESPAustraliaGoalkeepers Mathew Ryan Club BruggeBEL Mitchell Langerak Borussia DortmundGER Eugene Galekovic Adelaide UnitedDefenders Ivan Franjic Brisbane Roar Jason Davidson Heracles AlmeloNED Matthew Spiranovic Western Sydney Wanderers Bailey Wright Preston North EndENG Alex Wilkinson Jeonbuk MotorsKOR Ryan McGowan Shandong LunengCHNMidfielders Mile Jedinak Crystal PalaceENG Mark Milligan Melbourne Victory James Holland Austria ViennaAUT Massimo Luongo Swindon TownENG Oliver Bozanic LuzernSUI Matt McKay Brisbane Roar Mark Bresciano Al-GharafaQATForwards Tim Cahill New York Red BullsUSA Dario Vidosic SionSUI Tommy Oar FC UtrechtNED James Troisi Melbourne Victory Ben Halloran Fortuna DuesseldorfGER Adam Taggart Newcastle Jets Mathew Leckie FSV FrankfurtGERGroup CColombiaGoalkeepers David Ospina Nice Faryd Mondragon Deportivo Cali Camilo Vargas Santa FeDefenders Pablo Armero West Ham UnitedENG Camilo Zuniga NapoliITA Cristian Zapata AC MilanITA Eder Alvarez Balanta River PlateARG Mario Alberto Yepes AtalantaITA Carlos Valdes San LorenzoARGMidfielders Abel Aguilar ToulouseFRA Fredy Guarin InterITA Juan Guillermo Cuadrado FiorentinaITA James Rodriguez MonacoFRA Aldo Leao Ramirez MoreliaMEX Carlos Sanchez ElcheESP Santiago Arias PSV EindhovenNED Alexander Mejia Atletico Nacional Juan Fernando Quintero PortoPORForwards Jackson Martinez PortoPOR Carlos Bacca SevillaESP Teofilo Gutierrez River PlateARG Adrian Ramos Hertha BerlinGER Víctor Ibarbo CagliariITAGreeceGoalkeepers Orestis Karnezis GranadaESP Panagiotis Glykos PAOK Stefanos Kapino PanathinaikosDefenders Kostas Manolas Jose Holebas both Olympiakos Sokratis Papastathopoulos Borussia DortmundGER Vangelis Moras VeronaITA Giorgos Tzavellas PAOK Loukas Vyntra LevanteESP Vasilis Torosidis RomaITAMidfielders Alexandros Tziolis KayserisporTUR Andreas Samaris Giannis Maniatis both Olympiakos Kostas Katsouranis PAOK Giorgos Karagounis FulhamENG Panagiotis Tachtsidis TorinoITA Giannis Fetfatzidis GenoaITA Lazaros Christodoulopoulos Panagiotis Kone both BolognaITAForwards Dimitris Salpingidis PAOK Giorgos Samaras CelticSCO Kostas Mitroglou FulhamENG Fanis Gekas KonyasporTURIvory CoastGoalkeepers Boubacar Barry LokerenBEL Sayouba Mande StabaekNOR Sylvain Gbohouo Sewe San PedroDefenders Kolo Toure LiverpoolENG Arthur Boka StuttgartGER Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro Serge Aurier both ToulouseFRA Ousmane Viera Diarrassouba Caykur RizesporTUR Didier Zokora TrabzonsporTUR Constant Djakpa Eintracht FrankfurtGER Bamba Souleymane TrabzonsporTURMidfielders Ismael Diomande Max-Alain Gradel both Saint-EtienneFRA Yaya Toure Manchester CityENG Ismael Cheick Tiote both Newcastle UnitedENG Geoffroy Serey Die FC BaselSUI Didier Ya Konan Hannover 96GERForwards Didier Drogba GalatasarayTUR Gervinho AS RomaITA Salomon Kalou LilleFRA Wilfried Bony Swansea CityENG Giovanni Sio FC BaselSUI Mathis Bolly Fortuna DuesseldorfGERJapanGoalkeepers Eiji Kawashima Standard LiegeBEL Shusaku Nishikawa Urawa Reds Shuichi Gonda FC TokyoDefenders Yasuyuki Konno Gamba Osaka Masahiko Inoha Jubilo Iwata Yuto Nagatomo InterITA Masato Morishige FC Tokyo Atsuto Uchida Schalke 04GER Maya Yoshida SouthamptonENG Hiroki Sakai Hannover 96GER Gotoku Sakai VfB StuttgartGERMidfielders Yasuhito Endo Gamba Osaka Makoto Hasebe NurembergGER Toshihiro Aoyama Sanfrecce Hiroshima Hotaru Yamaguchi Cerezo Osaka Keisuke Honda AC MilanITA Shinji Kagawa Manchester UnitedENGForwards Yoshito Okubo Kawasaki Frontale Shinji Okazaki FSV MainzGER Hiroshi Kiyotake NurembergGER Yoichiro Kakitani Cerezo Osaka Manabu Saito Yokohama F-Marinos Yuya Osako Munich 1860GERGroup DUruguayGoalkeepers Fernando Muslera GalatasarayTUR Martín Silva Vasco Da GamaBRA Rodrigo Munoz LibertadPARDefenders Diego Lugano West Bromwich AlbionENG Diego Godín Atletico MadridESP Jose María Gimenez Atletico MadridESP Martín Caceres JuventusITA Maximiliano Pereira BenficaPOR Jorge Fucile PortoPOR Sebastian Coates LiverpoolENG

Van Gaal: RVP will be at full speed Posted: 03 Jun 2014 03:17 PM PDT Holland boss Louis van Gaal expects Robin van Persie to hit peak fitness for the start of the World Cup

Suarez keen to be role model Posted: 03 Jun 2014 02:32 PM PDT Luis Suarez has made a conscious effort this past year to change the public perception of him with the Liverpool striker keen to be seen as a role model rather than a bad boy

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