We can break jinx and make history, says Scolari
Buoyant Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari says his team are more than capable of breaking a 31-year jinx to beat France and make the World Cup final for the first time ever.
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Last of the galacticos – Zidane and Figo
Zinedine Zidane and Luis Figo go into battle on Wednesday not only to try and propel France or Portugal respectively into the World Cup final but also to have the honour of being the last of the galacticos left standing. -
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Figo and Ronaldo in doubt for semi-final
Captain Luis Figo is in doubt for Portugal’s World Cup semi-final with France while Cristiano Ronaldo is also struggling to regain fitness, coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has revealed.
Figo picked up a thigh strain in Portugal’s quarter-final win over England and was replaced four minutes from the end of regular time in a match that went to penalties.
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Gallas tells France to keep cool against wind-up merchants of Portugal
France, with six players on a yellow card, are wary of being deliberately wound-up by Portugal in their potentially explosive World Cup semi-final here Wednesday.
William Gallas raised the danger at the eve of match press conference, citing the part played by Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo in his Manchester United team-mate Wayne Rooney’s sending off on Saturday.
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Do not leave our final in Frankfurt Thuram warns France
Lilian Thuram has warned France of the danger of approaching Wednesday’s semi-final with Portugal believing they’ve already reached the World Cup summit with their heroics in Frankfurt against Brazil.
“No one expected us to win against Brazil and now everyone imagines seeing us in Berlin (for Sunday’s final). Unfortunately that can have an effect on the group.
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Eleven Chinese fans die watching World Cup: report
Eleven Chinese fans have died while watching World Cup matches, a Beijing newspaper reported Wednesday, citing experts who blamed the high number of deaths on fatigue and extreme emotions.
The Beijing Morning Post said the number of deaths in China was among the highest in any nation even though the country’s team was not in competition.
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Roberto Carlos retires from Brazil team
One of the Brazil’s top stars, defender Roberto Carlos, has announced he is retiring from international football following his country’s World Cup quarter-final defeat against France.
“My days playing with the national side are over,” the Real Madrid wing-back said on his personal website.
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The Portuguese people expect and we must not disappoint says Miguel
Portugal must repay the faith of their people and reach their first ever World Cup finals said defender Miguel on Monday.
The 26-year-old right back, who has been one of their most impressive players and has kept Chelsea’s Paolo Ferreira out of the starting line-up as the Euro 2004 finalists have conceded just one goal in five matches, added he was confident they could beat the French on Wednesday.
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Uruguayan handed whistle for France vs Portugal semi-final
Uruguayan Jorge Larrondia has been appointed referee for the potentially explosive World Cup semi-final between 1998 world champions France and Euro 2004 finalists Portugal in Munich, it has been announced. -
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Forgotten Cubans want to be at next football feast
Football is suffering in Cuba because it comes low on the priority list way behind the Caribbean island’s top sport of baseball, according to respected coach Roberto Hernandez.
