The Netherlands come from a goal down to beat 10-man Brazil 2-1 in their World Cup quarterfinal clash in Port Elizabeth on Friday. Wesley Sneijder heads the winning goal in the 68th minute.

Argentina coach Diego Maradona has surprisingly omitted Inter Milan stars Javier Zanetti and Esteban Cambiasso from his 30-man preliminary World Cup squad.

Diego Milito scores the third for Inter Milan as they beat Cagliari 3-0 on Sunday to hold an eight-point lead at the top in Italy over AS Roma who won 1-0 at Fiorentina.

Roberto Mancini completes his first transfer as Manchester City manager after sealing the signing of Inter Milan midfielder Patrick Vieira on a six-month contract.

Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli stands by the remarks he made following Wednesday’s 1-0 Serie A victory at Chievo on Wednesday.

Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o will be seeking to win a record fourth African Player of the Year award after being named in the final shortlist of five for the 2009 title.

Inter Milan extended their lead in Italy’s Serie A to eight points as a late Diego Milito penalty gave them a 1-0 win over Fiorentina in the San Siro.

Striker Maicon came off to the bench to score twice and help Brazil come from behind to book their place in their Under-20 World Cup semifinals with a 2-1 victory over Germany.

Argentina will be missing striker Diego Milito for the final two World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Uruguay as Diego Maradona’s struggling team battle to reach the finals in 2010.

Inter Milan warm up for their Champions League clash against Barcelona with a comfortable 2-0 Serie A victory over Parma on Sunday. Samuel Eto’o and Diego Milito score the goals.