Germany striker Miroslav Klose became the record scorer in World Cup history by netting his 16th finals goal in the 7-1 semi-final victory over Brazil. The 36-year-old Lazio striker put his country 2-0 ahead as they opened up a 5-0 half-time lead in Belo Horizonte. Klose moved level with former Brazil striker Ronaldo by scoring against Ghana earlier in the competition. Germany’s leading goalscorer with 71 goals in 136 games, he is the only player to net at four World Cup finals. His goal against [....]

Germany have advanced to the FIFA World Cup™ Final with a sensational 7-1 drubbing of Brazil at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte. The brilliance of Joachim Low’s side was matched only by the ineptitude of the hosts, who suffered their heaviest-ever defeat and became the first team to concede seven in a knockout match at the world finals. Most of the pre-match coverage had focused on the impact of Neymar’s absence but, once the game got underway, it was clear that Thiago Silva – Brazil’s captain [....]

The crisis that has rocked Nigerian football occasioned by the sacking of the Aminu Maigari led Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) board has taken another twist as a major sponsor of the team has suspended its co-operation with Nigeria. Sports Wear giants, Adidas, has suspended it’s involvement with Nigeria with immediate effect and has also expressed displeasure with the furore pervading the Nigerian Federation. Supersport.com have gathered that Adidas, who have been kitting Nigerian national [....]

A two-year contract extension handed Black Stars’ coach, Kwasi Appiah, is expected to send the Ghanaian laughing all the way to the bank a windfall of $873,000 for the duration of the deal. According to aspects of the deal disclosed to the Graphic Sports by an inside source, Appiah will be placed on a new monthly salary of $36,500, a significant increase over the $20,000-a-month he was receiving since 2012 when he signed a two-year contract to handle the national team. In addition to the monthly [....]

Manchester United are the latest Premier League club to unveil their new home kit for the forthcoming season. The strip remains in the club’s traditional colours – red, white and black – with a new-look white collar. There is also a small label inside the back of the neck with the message ‘youth, courage, greatness’, which is said to signify the club’s values. Southampton, West Ham United and Liverpool appear to have embraced the past with their new designs. The Saints have returned to red-and-white stripes [....]

Novak Djokovic ended his Grand Slam drought and Roger Federer’s hopes of a record eighth Wimbledon title with a thrilling five-set victory. The Serb, 27, came through 6-7 (7-9) 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 5-7 6-4 to win his second Wimbledon and seventh Grand Slam title. After letting a championship point slip in the fourth set, he won Wimbledon’s first five-set final since 2009. Djokovic had lost his previous three major finals, and will now reclaim the number one ranking from Rafael Nadal. “After losing the fourth [....]

Black Stars’ goalkeeper, Adam Kwarasey has described goalkeepers’ trainer Nassam Yakubu as lacking the requisite quality to propel the team. Kwarasey could be considering his international career three years after opting to star for the Black Stars unless the technical direction of the team is changed. The goalkeeper told GNA Sports that one does not need to be an astronaut to know Nassam is poor quality. “Honestly, the goalkeepers’ trainer is not good enough. He is not good enough to be in charge [....]

Yesterday it was published that, Brazil’s forward, Neymar has been ruled out of the world cup. Many are those that broke into tears because Neymar has been a very great positive impact to the Brazilian football team. This morning, the Brazilian president, Dilmar Rouseff has written to the Barcelona forward to sympathize with him and to remind him that the country remembers him in their prayers. The president also thanked Neymar for his services to the country, calling the 22 year old a “great warrior” [...]

The world governing body of football, FIFA, has ordered that toppled NFF boss, Aminu Maigari, be reinstated along with the entire executive council lest the country be punished. On Thursday, a Nigerian court sacked the NFF and the government appointed a sole administrator for the country’s football. In a letter signed by FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke, dated July 4 and addressed to NFF president Aminu Maigari, FIFA made it clear that the country stood to be banned from international football [...]

He has a lot of credit to the world cup and his team. I know how the players will miss him during the incoming matches ahead. He is a great player, skillful and very matured with his ball possessions. We all know Brazil paid a heavy price for their 2-1 quarter-final defeat of Colombia in Fortaleza on Friday, with star man Neymar suffering a fractured vertebra that will cause him to miss the rest of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™. After being carried off in tears on a stretcher, Neymar was taken to [...]

The Minority spokesperson on Youth and Sports, Isaac Asiamah is accusing the government of hiding behind Presidential and Ministerial committees of inquiry to cover up corruption. He expressed concerns about the composition of the committee set up by the government to investigate the events surrounding Ghana’s preparation and participation at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The Minority MP said his colleagues are not pleased with such committees of inquiry because  [...]

Lawyer and sports journalist Samuel Bartels has stated that Ghana is, for the time being, free from punishment from world football governing body FIFA following the establishment of a committee by the Sports Minister, Mahama Ayariga, on Friday to investigate the Black Stars performance in Brazil in the World Cup. Ghana exited at the first round stage of the competition with one point from three matches but the campaign was hit with player rows over the delays in payment of appearance [...]

Chelsea Football Club today says goodbye to Ashley Cole, a player who contributed enormously to the highly successfully period in our history in which we were crowned champions of Europe and won the League and Cup double for the first time. Cole, whose contract came to an end yesterday, was a Chelsea player for eight seasons, making 338 appearances, 13 of those as a substitute, and finding the net seven times. Throughout that time he was the England team's left-back. He announced his  [...]

Citi Business News has gathered the Ministry of Youth and Sports may drag telecom giant MTN and some other telcos to court over current world cup promotions they are running on their networks. According to the Ministry of Youth and Sports per an agreement reached between the ministry and the telecom operators they cannot embark on any World Cup promotion on their networks. The ministry early this year launched the “text and win” promotion designed to raise [...]

Ashley Cole says he does not think he will be at Chelsea next season and is seeking “another journey in my life” after eight years at Stamford Bridge. The 33-year-old left-back, who announced his England retirement after 107 caps earlier this month, is out of contract this summer. “I am weighing up my options for playing next season with my agent,” “Sadly, it does not look like Chelsea will be one of them.” [...]

Shevchenko spent seven seasons at the San Siro from 1999-2006, scoring 127 league goals, and was in north Italy for the unveiling of the club's new Casa Milan headquarters on Monday. A museum, a merchandise outlet, a square with a big screen and a restaurant are some of the Casa Milan's attractions. And Shevchenko hoped it could also open a new chapter for Milan, who struggled into eighth spot in the 2013-14 season [...]

Ghana's World Cup stars have arrived for the team's first training session at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. Head coach Kwesi Appiah will open a non-residential training camp starting today to trim the rough edges for the task ahead. Captain Asamoah Gyan arrived from his UAE based on Monday afternoon and will lead the players who have arrived in country. Italy-based Afriyie Acquah, Serie A winner Kwadwo Asamoah and Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu touched on Monday night and [...]

The best player in the world will face Ghana in a few weeks, but he doesn’t scare the Stars. That’s according to Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan. “I am not bothered because we are playing Portugal because the World Cup is the biggest stage and there are no small teams. Every team who qualifies has done so on merit.” Speaking to the official Ghana FA site, the Black Stars captain notes how tough Group G – with Portugal, USA and Germany – will be [...]