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Japan 2-2 USA (Japan win 3-1 on penalties) | Women's World Cup final match report

Japan 2-2 USA aet; Japan win 3-1 on penalties Japan became the first Asian nation to win the Women's World Cup, beating USA in a penalty shoot-out. The USA missed their first three penalties, and Japan were crowned world champions when Saki Kumagai slotted her spot-kick high past the USA...

Football quiz: Sergio Ag??ero

Today's questions may be replacing Carlos TevezIan McCourt

Manchester City's Roberto Mancini plays down Ars??ne Wenger row

??? Mancini: 'I only said that Nasri, Ag??ero are two good players'??? City manager says he is not sure why Wenger is upsetRoberto Mancini has protested his innocence in the row with Ars??ne Wenger over Samir Nasri despite Manchester City's attempts to lure the midfielder from Arsenal.The...

Dalglish to thin out Liverpool's midfield

Kenny Dalglish is likely to sell Milan Jovanovic as a first step in solving Liverpool's crisis of oversupply in the middle of the parkDespite the 12-hour flight time, the humidity and the sometimes draining adulation, Liverpool's tour of Asia was the easy part. Now Kenny Dalglish has the rather...

Villas-Boas takes it slow with Chelsea

Manager will use Chelsea's two-week tour to Asia to assess team before considering major changesAndr?? Villas-Boas's period of assessment will be extended from Fratton Park to Asia. A hefty squad of players were due to touch down in Kuala Lumpur on Monday morning for a two-week tour that will...

Weary Wenger wants swift resolution to F??bregas saga

??? Arsenal manager wants swift end to Cesc F??bregas saga??? Player's fitness will be assessed on Monday, says WengerArs??ne Wenger will return to his desk after Arsenal's tour of Asia and make a swift resolution of the Cesc F??bregas saga a priority, with the manager hopeful that the captain...

Villas-Boas takes backseat role and lets players drive Chelsea

Were it not for the 16-minute press conference he delivered at the end of the game, you would have been hard-pressed to know that Andre Villas-Boas was even present at Fratton Park as his reign at Chelsea kicked off with the minimum of fuss and a 1-0 victory at Portsmouth on Saturday.

Batista refuses to resign after Argentina's stars fail to shine again

So the wait goes on. A penalty shoot-out defeat to Uruguay following a 1-1 draw in Saturday's quarter-final ended Argentina's hopes of winning the Copa America on home soil, and means their 18-year trophy drought will go on. In terms of the talent they have had, that surely makes them the biggest...