Football

Manchester City and Aston Villa appear to have agreed to a deal to take England midfielder James Milner.

The Argentine legend is looking for work after leaving the Argentina national team post.

Didier Drogba scored a hat trick to lead the defending champion to a 6-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.

Arsenal announced the deal on Saturday that will extend Wenger's stay at the Premier League club to almost 18 years.

The striker, whose full name is Tiago Manuel Dias Correia, has represented Portugal at the homeless World Cup.

Uruguay missed Diego Forlan and strike partner Luis Suarez after they opted out of the squad for personal reasons.

"Anyone can come back," says Julio Grondona, the powerful president of the Argentine Football Association.

The eccentric Argentine took over as Chile coach in 2007, with the team in a shambolic state.

The playmaker told reporters in Barcelona that he thought he was offside when he received the assist from Fabregas.

Spain's World Cup-winning team is heading home for a massive celebration.

"When you play in a World Cup final, you also need a world-class referee," said Robben.

The poll found 63.79 per cent of journalists from 54 countries predicting a victory for Spain.

Wesley Sneijder and David Villa are jointly the leading scorers of this edition of the World Cup.

Mani the Parakeet in faraway Singapore has predicted the Netherlands will be crowned champions of this edition.

Forlan is hoping a right thigh injury will not stop him from playing in the third-place playoff.

The Spanish football federation said Fabregas had medical scans on the leg after hurting it in a closed practice on Monday.