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

Pellegrini close to Man City job

EXCLUSIVE: The former Villarreal, Real Madrid and Malaga coach has long been touted as replacement for Roberto Mancini at the Etihad and is set to seal his move to England

Deadly Dempsey settles thriller

USA celebrated the 100th anniversary of football in the country with a brilliant 4-3 win over Joachim Low's men, who tried in vain to stage a dramatic late comeback

'I have butterflies over playing with Messi'

New Barcelona signing Neymar has shared his excitement ahead of linking up with the Argentine star at Camp Nou, but has insisted that his current focus is on winning the Confederations Cup

Madrid offered twice Barca's bid for Neymar

EXCLUSIVE: Los Blancos president Florentino Perez was so eager to have the Brazilian star choose the Santiago Bernabeu over Camp Nou that a figure over €120 million was offered to Santos

Neymar set for a monumental fall

COMMENT: The Brazilian's reputation has led to his name being mentioned in the same breaths as Messi and Ronaldo – Goal questions whether the 21-year-old will live up to the hype

Thiago Silva open to Milan return

The Paris Saint-Germain defender has admitted that he would gladly re-represent the club which he still holds dear to his heart, but added that he is currently happy plying his trade in France