Football

Crystal Palace have signed former Fulham captain Brede Hangeland for the new English Premier League season.

Guus Hiddink vowed on his first day as the Netherlands coach to put together a team that will play attractive but practical football.

The 22-year-old joined Arsenal from Charlton Athletic in 2011, making 57 appearances as back-up to first-choice right back Bacary Sagna.

The Glazers, who bought United for 790 million pounds are selling 8 million of their shares in the club which amounts to a stake of about five percent.

Ancelotti tried to put up a brave face after a 0-1 defeat to AS Roma that saw his side eliminated from the Guinness International Champions Cup.

An excited Drogba is back at Chelsea to try to help the former European champions end a five-year wait to land the Premier League title, he said on Tuesday.

Germany World Cup-winning coach Loew remains committed to leading the side through to the European Championship in 2016.

Shakhtar Donetsk will shift their headquarters to Kiev and play their Champions League and domestic games in the western city of Lviv to escape from the Ukraine's strife-torn east.

"We will have the international players draft next month and 49 players would feature in that draft," IMG-R global football vice-president Andy Knee said.

Torino have signed Quagliarella from Juventus, welcoming the striker back to his first club as they look to rebuild their attack.

Former AC Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri has been appointed as the new manager of Juventus following Tuesday's shock resignation of Antonio Conte.

Uruguayan capital of Montevideo had hosted the first World Cup finals in 1930 where the hosts beat Argentina in the final.

In Brasilia and Sao Paulo, fireworks exploded after Mario Goetze scored in extra-time to give the Germans a last-gasp victory at the Maracana Stadium.

FIFA has told Barcelona that they cannot hold any official presentation for new signing Luis Suarez due to his four month ban.

From the villain who bites opponents, to the star left with a fractured spine and a broken-hearted host nation, the Brazil World Cup was the best.

The Brazil World Cup could be rated as the best in decades with some beautiful memories to cherish in the future.