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World Cup 2014


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World Cup 2014

Suarez ban too harsh, says bite victim Chiellini

Luis Suarez's four-month ban is 'excessive', says World Cup 2014 bite victim Giorgio Chiellini  
Italy's Giorgio Chiellini criticises Fifa decision to hand Luis Suarez a four-month worldwide ban and admits he feels sympathy
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Suarez ban could lead to Liverpool exit

Luis Suárez leaves his hotel on Thursday after being banned from the World Cup  
Uruguay vow to battle on without talismanic forward as Liverpool wait to see if Real Madrid or Barcelona activate release clause
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Ten-man Belgium maintain perfect record

Jan Vertonghen  
South Korea 0 Belgium 1: Jan Vertonghen scores a late winner after Steven Defour's red card to secure a third win for Belgium
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Ronaldo's strike is too little, too late

Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal, World Cup 2014  
Portugal 2 Ghana 1: Cristiano Ronaldo ensures Portugal end with a win but Paulo Bento's side bow out on goal difference
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Fears that Aguero is out of tournament

Sergio Aguero out of World Cup, as reports in Argentina suggest striker suffered muscle tear against Nigeria  
Argentina concerned that forward will miss the rest of the World Cup after injuring a thigh muscle in victory against Nigeria
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Klinsmann whips up a 'soccer' storm

World Cup 2014: Cheerleader Jurgen Klinsmann wants United States to prove a point  
Paul Hayward: Coach will tell USA team to continue riding the crest of a wave by justifying their place in the knockout stages
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Boateng and Muntari kicked out of squad

Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng have been kicked out of the Ghana squad  
Midfield duo suspended indefinitely following claims of verbal and physical assault on coach Kwesi Appiah and a Ghanian FA official
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Pirlo ready to change mind on retirement

Leading man: Andrea Pirlo was a rare bright light for Italy in a disappointing World Cup  
Influential Italy playmaker will make final decision after new coach is appointed, but says he wants to play on
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England XI for Euro 2016

 
After the debacle in Brazil, Jason Burt selects who he would like to see in the England team come Euro 2016.
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World Cup Choice

Liverpool will still fight to keep Suarez

Even after this latest incident Liverpool will do everything that can to hold onto Luis Suárez  
Alan Hansen: No club will want to sign a player who is banned from opening games of season, and Liverpool know how valuable he is
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Capello blames laser for latest flop on big stage

A laser pointer is aimed at Russia's goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev  
Algeria 1 Russia 1: Italian says keeper was blinded by light as his Russian side go out at group stage
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Klinsmann relieved as United States survive

Thomas Muller  
USA 0 Germany 1: Americans edge through to the knockout stage despite being beaten by a stunning strike from Thomas Muller

Suarez fails to learn from past indiscipline

Luis Suarez's four-month ban proves that the Uruguay striker has not learnt from past indiscipline  
Jim White: With his latest ban the striker has now been suspended from 47 matches since 2010, without once receiving a single red card
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England's hotel expected them to crash out

Roy Hodgson's England arrive at Luton on Wednesday  
Royal Tulip clearly thought that Roy Hodgson's men would fail to go beyond the group stage as it is almost full with new bookings already, writes Henry Winter in Rio
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Rating England World Cup players from 1 to 23

Frank Lampard  
England's participation at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was shortlived. Jeremy Wilson analyses the performances of all 23 players

Biting, diving and racism: Suarez's career flashpoints

Luis Suarez bites Giorgio Chiellini: Uruguay striker's career flashpoints  
Liverpool and Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has a history of controversy in every country and competition he has played in
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World Cup 2014 kits reviewed and ranked

 
In pics: The shirts, shorts and stockings that will be worn with pride in Brazil at the 2014 World Cup

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Wenger hones beach football skills

Luis Suárez emerges from his hotel amid the controversy over his bite on Giorgio Chiellini  

Suarez ban: 'best moment in Fifa history'

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The science behind the Wimbledon serve

 

Suarez's emotional World Cup exit

 

Sport Explained: Samba football

Fresh TV footage sheds more light on Luis Suarez attack on Italy's Giorgio Chiellini  

Fresh TV footage sheds more light on Suarez bite

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Alan Smith tests out the World Cup Brazuca football

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Best players not going to World Cup

A general view of Brazuca and the FIFA World Cup Trophy at the Maracana  

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Think you could be Roy Hodgson? Use our England World Cup Team Selector

 
Interactive graphic: Roy Hodgson is busy working out who to pick against Costa Rica. Who would you choose?

World Cup Wallchart Predictor Game

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Interactive game: Play through the tournament with your predictions for every match from group stage to final
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The 50 greatest World Cup moments: No 1

 
Final moment in our World Cup series: 'The beautiful game' - Brazil v Mexico at the 1970 final
World Cup Guides

Blaggers' guide to the World Cup teams

World Cup draw 2014 team-by-team guide: everything there is to know about the teams competing in Brazil  
Algeria | Argentina | Australia | Belgium | Bosnia | Brazil | Cameroon | Chile | Colombia | Costa Rica | Croatia | Ecuador | England | France | Germany | Ghana | Greece | Honduras | Iran | Italy | Ivory Coast | Japan | Mexico | Holland | Nigeria | Portugal | Russia | South Korea | Spain | Switzerland | USA | Uruguay

World Cup stadiums 2014

World Cup stadiums 2014: Venues for the Fifa World Cup tournament matches in Brazil  
Interactive guide to the 12 venues which will host the Fifa 2014 World Cup tournament in Brazil
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World Cup squad lists

World Cup 2014 country-by-country squad lists  
With all 32 countries having finalised their World Cup squads, see which players will be carrying the hopes of their nation in Brazil
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Greece united against Katsouranis

World Cup 2014: Greece supporters united in belief that Kostas Katsouranis must not face Costa Rica  
World Cup Nation, Greece: Facebook page set up to promote Kostas Katsouranis not playing against Costa Rica has picked up more than 95,000 likes
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Wenger hones beach football skills

 
Video Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger takes time out from the World Cup to show off his football skills, as he plays a spot of footvolley with Bixente Lizarazu in Rio de Janeiro
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Uruguayans harbour grudge over Suarez ban

World Cup 2014: Most Uruguayans accept Luis Suarez was in the wrong, but they still harbour a grudge over his treatment  
World Cup Nation, Uruguay: Most Uruguayans accept Luis Suarez was wrong, but they are united in saying his punishment is too harsh
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Open thread: should we ban aggressive athletes?

Luis Suarez should not get a worldwide ban for biting Giorgio Chiellini because that would be punishing Liverpool  
As the World Cup is beset by biting and a Wimbledon player is fined for ranting at an umpire, how should we deal with badly behaved athletes?
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Colombia v Uruguay head-to-head

Colombia v Uruguay head-to-head  
World Cup 2014 round of 16 preview between Colombia and Uruguay at Estadio do Maracanain Rio De Janeiro which kicks off on Saturday at 9pm (BST)
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Klinsmann's German revolution continues apace

Jurgen Klinsmann (right)  
World Cup Nation, USA: some German flavour in the American melting pot is paying off for the Jurgen Klinsmann's pugnacious US team
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America is getting enthusiastic about football

Silvestre Varela - USA v Portugal, World Cup 2014: match report  
The USA has recalibrated its relationship with 'soccer'. That's ominous for the rest of the world, says Vicki Woods
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Wenger tries footvolley on Ipanema beach: in pics

Arsene Wenger  
Slideshow: Arsenal manager is working hard as a World Cup TV pundit, but he showed he could play hard as well with some footvolley
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Strachan: Football has no morals

Gordon Strachan - Luis Suarez reaction show that football has no morals, claims Gordon Strachan  
Scotland manager says football has no morals and that Suarez would welcomed back with open arms by Liverpool fans should he remain at Anfield
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Best images from the groups

A Scottish fan celebrates with the Uruguay supporters at the Arena de Sao Paulo during the Uruguay v England World Cup 2014 match  
In pics: some of the fantastic images that have come out of the group stage of the 2014 World Cup

Uruguay fans await return of 'hero' Suarez

Waiting fans claim Luis Suarez's World Cup ban for biting 'unfair'  
Uruguay's fans gathering outside Montevideo's Carrasco international airport for the expected return of Luis Suarez claim he has been unfairly victimised in his expulsion from the World Cup for biting
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Suarez dropped by gambling firm 888poker

Luis Suarez loses sponsorship deal with 888poker  
888poker cancels its sponsorship deal with Liverpool's Luis Suarez due to bite ban, only a month after the commerical alliance began
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'Suarez people to meet Liverpool in Barcelona'

Luis Suarez's representatives to meet with Liverpool in Barcelona, say reports  
Reports suggest Luis Suarez's representatives are to meet with Liverpool in Barcelona, ahead of a £65 million move
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USA fans confused but happy as loss sees them go through

Fans gather in Grant Park, Chicago, to watch the US play Portugal in a World Cup football match  
Wall Street grinds to a halt, thousands skip work - and even Barack Obama manages to catch the US v Germany game on Air Force One
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World Cup 2014: The best players who will not be going to Brazil: in pictures  

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Pele is embraced by a pair of models  

Jonathan Liew: How and why Pele has always been overrated

 

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