French World Cup winner Liliam Thuram has said current captain Patrice Evra must never play for France again.Defender Evra played an integral role in a players' revolt following Nicolas Anelka's expulsion from the World Cup for insulting coach Raymond Domenech.The full-back was then stripped of the captain's armband and was dropped for France's 2-1 defeat by South Africa. I demanded that the play
JOHANNESBURG - One big upset and the wildest finish yet at the World Cup.The first pair of quarterfinal matches at South Africa 2010 provided some ofthe most thrilling - and heartbreaking - moments at the tournament.The Netherlands came from behind to upset mighty Brazil 2-1 on Friday andset up a semifinal with Uruguay, which beat Ghana 4-2 in a penalty shootoutafter a 1-1 draw.Dutch playmaker W
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez said Luis Suarez did not cheat and described the striker's goal-line handball late into extra time as an instinctive reaction.Suarez punched Adiyah's goalbound header off the line to deny Ghana what would have proved the winner.Asamoah Gyan missed the ensuing penalty and Uruguay went on to win a shoot-out.Tabarez said: Saying we cheated Ghana is too harsh a word to us
JOHANNESBURG - Fans hoping that Ghana could become the first African teamto make the semifinals of the World Cup tried to console themselves late Fridayafter the team lost to Uruguay in a penalty shootout.'I have every reason to support Ghana,' businessman James W.Saye Kea saidin Liberia.'Just that I am disappointed by the defeat.'Cameroon businessmen Chris Tabenyang said he had decided to name
South Africa captain Aaron Mokoena has backed Bafana Bafana assistant coach Pitso Mosimane to be their new boss.Speaking to BBC World Service programme Sportsworld, Mokoena expressed delight at the prospect of Mosimane becoming the team's new coach.The South African Football Association (Safa) has already confirmed that Mosimane is the only candidate. Pitso has been in the foundation of Bafana Ba
JOHANNESBURG - Sebastian Abreu's winning penalty for Uruguay was one of themost audacious shots to win a shootout since Antonin Panenka made the movefamous to win the 1976 European Championship.Abreu's chip lazily arced into the Ghana net to complete a 4-2 shootoutvictory, following a 1-1 draw after extra time, and send the South Americansinto the World Cup semifinals for the first time since 19
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa - Dunga has hinted he will not stay on ascoach of the Brazilian national team following the elimination to theNetherlands in the quarterfinals of the World Cup.Dunga took over after the 2006 World Cup on a four-year contract.He haspreviously said that he wasn't expected to continue even if the team won thecompetition in South Africa. The 46-year-old coach said Frida
JOHANNESBURG - Ghana and Uruguay each has its most influential forward fitfor the teams' World Cup quarterfinal.Ghana's Asamoah Gyan will start at Johannesburg's Soccer City afterrecovering from the ankle injury he sustained in his match-winning performancein a 2-1 second-round victory against the United States. Diego Forlan is key to Uruguay's three-man attack but his preparation washampered b