France midfielder Patrick Vieira has vowed he will be fighting fit for the World Cup after a season marred by injury.
After completing his move from Arsenal to Juventus during the summer, Vieira saw his excellent early season form slump as he struggled with strained stomach muscles.
Netherlands coach Marco van Basten insisted there was nothing to worry about after attacking midfielder Rafael van der Vaart missed training with an ankle injury.
The Hamburg player was injured during training on Monday night at the team’s camp here, sparking fears the former Ajax man may have aggravated a previous problem.
Trinidad and Tobago coach Leo Beenhakker has expressed concern over the fitness of his veteran central defender Marvin Andrews.
The 32-year-old Glasgow Rangers player has been playing with a cruciate ligament injury for the last year, but the Dutchman thinks the World Cup may be beyond him.
With the World Cup kicking off in Munich in under two weeks, England were facing Hungary in their penultimate warm-up game on Tuesday with all eyes on striker Michael Owen after he suffered an injury scare.
Australian midfielder Tim Cahill has completed a first full training session since he badly injured his right knee on April 22.
The 26-year-old Everton player looked sharp as he took part in a tough workout watched by Australia coach Guus Hiddink and his assistant Johan Neeskens, the FIFA World Cup website reported.
The Central Council of Jews in Germany is planning to hold a protest at the World Cup football match between Iran and Mexico in Nuremberg on June 11, the German press reported.
Paraguay’s star striker Roque Santa Cruz is nearing full fitness from a injured right knee but is still unable to play a full part in training, the team doctor has said.
The 24-year-old Bayern Munich player sustained a cruciate ligament injury to the joint in October last year and has been on the sidelines ever since.
Japan midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata is telling his team-mates to get serious ahead of a pre-World Cup friendly with hosts Germany.
Nakata said that he was concerned that the atmosphere in the Japan camp was too relaxed with the start of the tournament just days away.
Michael Owen and Peter Crouch have been backed to make up for the loss of Wayne Rooney by scoring the goals to take England to World Cup glory in Germany.
Brazilian striker Ronaldo said he could envisage playing in the United States in the future but was for the present focused only on his country’s defence of the World Cup.
His agent Fabiano Farah said he had turned down a 120-million-dollar, 10-year deal for Ronaldo to play for the New York-based Red Bulls USA in Major League Soccer.
