FIFA Soccer World Cup News

PHIL JAGIELKA believes his Merseyside rival Steven Gerrard can be England's 'Pirlo' in the crown and become a World Cup wonder.

LONDON - Arjen Robben scored in the 89th minute to give Bayern Munich a 2-1 win over German rival Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final Saturday night, ending four years of frustration for his team in Europe's biggest tournament.

Zambia will be presenting a team full of local players in a friendly game against Namibia on Saturday ahead of their 2014 World Cup qualifiers.

8, 2009 file photo, Columbus Crew's Robbie Rogers celebrates after scoring against the San Jose Earthquakes during the second half of an MLS soccer match in San Francisco.

The Los Angeles Galaxy have reportedly completed a trade with the Chicago Fire for the rights of Robbie Rogers, who looks set to join the team.

Unless they're doing PR stunts to stave off having to flog another winners' medal, it's always worth listening to the Gods of '66. Put simply, they knew what it took to be the best in the world, and have thus earned the right to pass judgement on the state of our national game.

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has named long-time absentee Dominic Aidyiah in a 25-man squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Sudan and Lesotho.

Gianfranco Zola feels guiding Watford to victory in Monday's Championship play-off final against Crystal Palace at Wembley will pretty much eclipse everything he has achieved in his career so far.

The 38-year-old Beckham, who said last week he will retire from the sport after the season, will be with French champion Paris Saint-Germain when the team travels to Lorient for the season finale.

Ghana U20 are likely to miss the services of Italy-based striker Richmond Boakye-Yiadom for the FIFA World Youth Championship next month.

Ghana's 2014 FIFA World Cup opponents Sudan will Ethiopia on Saturday in a friendly ahead of the 7 June clash in Khartoum.

Gibraltar's soccer team has beaten two current members of UEFA -- San Marino and the Faroe Islands.

Gareth Southgate's tame penalty is easily saved. Andreas Moller's thunderous strike hits the net as Germany see off England to reach the final of Euro 96.

After a year where football's name has been dragged through the mud by a series of racism controversies, UEFA has announced that players and officials will face a 10-match ban if found guilty of racist abuse.

Nation that suffered an embarrassing Euro 2000 now boasts both Champions League finalists thanks to a system that values coaches and nurtures indigenous talent SC Freiburg's 19-year-old Sebastian Kerk, left, makes his presence felt during his debut against Schalke.

Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa were picked Thursday in Japan's 26-man squad for the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Australia next month.

Nigeria's technical director Shaibu Amodu insists that the Super Eagles' main target should be qualifying for the 2014 World Cup, rather than trying to win next month's Confederations Cup.

Midfielder Tomas Rosicky and goalkeeper Petr Cech have been included in the Czech Republic squad for the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Italy next month.

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has confirmed he will release his final squad for June's World Cup qualifiers against Sudan and Lesotho by the close of the week.

Veterans Lucas Neill, Josh Kennedy and Sasa Ognenovski were recalled to Australia's 26-man squad on Thursday for World Cup Asian qualifying matches in June against Japan, Jordan and Iraq.