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'I'm not playing favourites with Casillas'
The Spain coach insists that the Roja and Real Madrid skipper’s selection against Uruguay was a sporting decision, not one born out of loyalty
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Valcke fears for World Cup pitches
EXCLUSIVE: The Fifa chief is worried about the state of the turf in Brasilia and has urged Brazil to learn lessons from hosting the Confederations Cup
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Neymar kicks off Confeds in style
Brazil began their home tournament with a 3-0 victory over Japan, grabbing a spectacular early lead through the new Barcelona man before Paulinho and Jo struck after the break
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Brazil too easily exposed, says Zico
The Samurai Blue are set to clash with the Selecao in the first match of the Confederations Cup and the former Japan boss feels the visitors can cause the tournament hosts problems
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Messi overtakes Maradona's Argentina tally
The Barcelona star netted a hat-trick against Guatemala to take his tally for the national team to 35, one more than the Napoli legend
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Mata strikes for Spain in New York
The Chelsea playmaker struck the clinching goal as the world champions defeated Republic of Ireland 2-0 at Yankee Stadium, with Soldado netting the other
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Ronaldo consigns Croatia to defeat
The Real Madrid man ensured that Igor Stimac's side suffered their second 1-0 defeat in as many outings as his first-half effort secured a friendly win for Portugal in Geneva
The Malaga star says it is a "wonder" for la Roja to be as good as they were, while Thiago is pleased with the type of football they have been playing more »
