England captain David Beckham says his men are gunning for a revenge victory over holders Brazil at the World Cup.
Italy's 1982 World Cup hero Paolo Rossi believes team spirit and attacking quality can deliver a successful tournament for Marcello Lippi's side.
Bowing to pressure to enact stricter doping penalties, FIFA will adopt minimum two-year suspensions yet still allow national soccer associations to reduce bans for special circumstances.
Brazil striker Ronaldo was forced off midway through Sunday's 4-0 World Cup warm-up win over New Zealand because of blisters on his feet.
When David Beckham went shopping during a break in England training this week, he was "kidnapped" in a prank by a teammate, then mobbed by hundreds of fans when he got to the store.
World Cup organizers do not expect a recent spate of racist attacks in eastern Germany to translate into violence inside tournament venues.
Switzerland got a good send off to the World Cup on Saturday with a 4-1 warmup win over China.
Brazil's players are free to frequent nightspots on their days off, the world champions' coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said on Thursday.
Britain's Prince William said the England football team promised to bring home the World Cup from Germany when he gave them a good luck message at their training camp on Thursday.
The only certainty about the World Cup is that new heroes, dramas and controversies are about to be woven into the story of the world's greatest sporting event.
A World Cup title can make a coach a legend. A loss can put him out of a job.That's life at soccer's top level.
FIFA doctors Thursday made a surprise visit to Brazil's training camp in Weggis, Switzerland for doping tests on four of its World Cup players.
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