Football

Captain Thiago Silva and midfielders Paulinho and Fernandinho will not play in Brazil's warm-up match against Panama on Tuesday.

Montes will not compete for Mexico at the World Cup in Brazil after suffering a serious leg fracture during a 3-1 win over Ecuador in a friendly match.

Cristiano Ronaldo sat out Portugal's exhibition match against Greece on Saturday and his flair was sorely missed as the two World Cup-bound teams produced a tedious 0-0 draw.

Coach Oscar Tabarez named the Liverpool player, who was top scorer with 31 goals in the Premier League last season, in his 23-man squad.

World Cup holder Spain has included Diego Costa in their 23-man squad for Brazil despite lingering worries over a leg muscle injury to the striker.

Costa Rica's World Cup hopes suffered a major blow on Thursday when striker Alvaro Saborio was ruled out of next month's finals with a fractured metatarsal.

Poland goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is moving from Arsenal to Swansea after his contract expired at the north London club.

Poyet enhanced his burgeoning reputation at managerial level by guiding Sunderland to safety last season with four wins from their last five games and also to the League Cup final.

Germany can rely on versatile captain Philipp Lahm, who recorded a passing accuracy of 92 percent in the Bundesliga, supplying balls to Marco Reus.

Tottenham has hired Pochettino as the club's new manager on a five-year contract, with the former Argentina defender making the move from Southampton.

Yaya Toure said it would be an "honour" to play for Paris Saint-Germain, adding to speculation that he could leave the England champions.

Thousands of Real fans, chanting "champions!" swarmed onto the streets of the Spanish capital minutes after their team beat cross-town rivals Atletico in Champions League final on Saturday.

Ronaldo is fit for Saturday's Champions League final against Atletico Madrid but forward Karim Benzema and centre-back Pepe remain doubtful, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said.

AC Milan have signed former Cagliari goalkeeper Michael Agazzi on a free transfer, the Italian club said on Thursday.

The final test event at Itaquerao stadium has been pushed back, raising fresh uncertainty about the arena's readiness to host the opening match of the tournament.

Jarbas Meneghini, a 46-year-old mechanic who has carved out a side business of making replicas of the trophy that goes to the winner of international soccer's biggest tournament.