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Servette's Laglais Kouassi (right) fights for the ball with Thun's Dennis Hediger during their Super League soccer match in...

Hosts Germany enjoy goal feast

Germany shrugged off the absence of Michael Ballack to crush Luxembourg 7-0 on Saturday as their World Cup preparations moved up a gear.On a busy day of international friendlies featuring 11 of the......

Injury scare for Germany as captain Ballack hurt

Germany captain Michael Ballack was forced out of a practice match on Thursday after suffering an ankle injury."It's a light sprain in the left foot and no one is nervous about it," a spokesman for......

Ball will cause keepers problems: Lehmann

Germany's Jens Lehmann is predicting hard times for goalkeepers at the World Cup because of the choice of ball. "It's a ball for the outfield players and the crowd -- not for the goalkeepers,"......

Sanz to buy Italy's Parma

Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz is to buy Italian club Parma, returning to the game after a five-year absence. Crisis-hit Parma, who are in administration, said in a statement they had......