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![Football: Hammers gaffer delivers goodwill volley](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Football: Hammers gaffer delivers goodwill volley
West Ham might have finished 13th in last season's English Premier League but manager Sam Allardyce and co-chairman David Gold delivered a volley of top-flight goodwill to assembled media as the club build their brand in New Zealand this week.
![Brazil had no defence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brazil had no defence
Now we know why the rest of the world glories whenever the All Blacks crash out of the Rugby World Cup at the hands of France.
![Football: Germany's Loew on a high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Football: Germany's Loew on a high
If you think the All Blacks are consistent - take a look at the German football team. Just like their cars and appliances, German sides are uber reliable, in a much more global game.
![Football: Brazilians left to pick up pieces after loss](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Football: Brazilians left to pick up pieces after loss
The party is over. The carnival that has gripped Brazil over the past month has come to a shuddering, embarrassing halt.
![Sam Malcolmson: Detail and defence keys to final victory](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sam Malcolmson: Detail and defence keys to final victory
Little things have every chance of winning or losing the World Cup final. But first, let's address the big things.
![Sam Malcolmson: Brazilliance drives home why Qatarrible must be ditched](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sam Malcolmson: Brazilliance drives home why Qatarrible must be ditched
Goodbye Qatar, hello Australia. That's my message to Fifa, which needs to swallow its pride and switch the venue for the 2022 World Cup.
![Paul Lewis: Luis' return leaves game with a gnawing problem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Paul Lewis: Luis' return leaves game with a gnawing problem
Poor, old Luis Suarez. The more you see the biting incident in this otherwise terrific World Cup, the more you fear for the guy's mental health.
![Football: British trio in hunt for NZ coaching job](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Football: British trio in hunt for NZ coaching job
A former England captain, an ex-Premier League manager and the architect of one of the most famous FA Cup upsets in history have all been linked with the vacant All Whites coaching role.
![Football: Arjen is Robben the limelight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Football: Arjen is Robben the limelight
Always appearing older than he is, 30-year-old Arjen Robben seems to have been around, fully formed, for years. But what we are seeing at this World Cup is a player at last coming of age.
![Football: US battlers winning over fans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Football: US battlers winning over fans
Underdog status is not one that sits well with American sport but this US side are battling through a World Cup that sparkles with far more gifted teams.
![Football: Jogo Bonito casts magic spell](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Football: Jogo Bonito casts magic spell
It's taken 64 years for the World Cup to return to Brazil but, in just over a week, it feels like football has regained some of its true essence.
![Francesco Ricatti and Mauro Valeri: Super Mario - black, proud and a target for racists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Francesco Ricatti and Mauro Valeri: Super Mario - black, proud and a target for racists
Mario Balotelli is already an international football star and could become one of Italy's greatest ever strikers.
![Football: 'Dangerman' undoes England](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Football: 'Dangerman' undoes England
When the team-sheets were delivered, England will have quickly scanned them for the inevitable confirmation: of course Luis Suarez was playing.
![Football: It's tiki tacky as Spain's reign ends in pain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Football: It's tiki tacky as Spain's reign ends in pain
Spain, the world champions, the double European champions, the team of the decade, are out of the World Cup.
![Football: After this they will fear us - Socceroos coach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Football: After this they will fear us - Socceroos coach
Heartbroken but intensely proud, Ange Postecoglou says his Socceroos have set a benchmark that can help them become a feared attacking force in world football.
![Keith D Parry: Game that conquered the world](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Keith D Parry: Game that conquered the world
Australia and New Zealand have both recently embraced "football" as a term in a bid for increased integration with the global game, writes Keith Parry.
![Backing Brazil - from go to whoa!](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Backing Brazil - from go to whoa!
Brazil native Ana Paula De Jesus says her dream football World Cup final would be to see her countrymen play their arch-rival, Argentina.
![Fifa World Cup: Five pool matches you must watch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fifa World Cup: Five pool matches you must watch
The first game of the World Cup could set the tone, not just for Brazil but for the tournament. Can the Selecao deal with expectation?
![Brazil's mixed Cup emotions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brazil's mixed Cup emotions
On a flaking, whitewashed wall in central Rio, street artist Williams Aurelino is adding the final touches to a mural of the Brazilian soccer team.
![Soccer: Aragones charted Spanish conquest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Soccer: Aragones charted Spanish conquest
In February, Spain mourned the death of Luis Aragons, when the man who put the smile back on the face of Spanish football lost his battle with leukaemia.