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Poulsen backed after mistake
Denmark coach Morten Olsen refuses to blame Simon Poulsen after the defender's error helps the Netherlands win their group E opener.
Netherlands relief at win
Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk admits a "lucky" goal helped his side to a 2-0 win over Denmark.
Cup chiefs rule out vuvuzela ban
World Cup organisers say they will not ban vuvuzelas from stadiums in South Africa despite numerous complaints.
Hearts put £3.5m price on Driver
Hearts will demand at least £3.5m before being persuaded to part with England Under-21 winger Andrew Driver.
Mutu ordered to pay Chelsea £14m
Adrian Mutu must pay former club Chelsea £14m after losing his final appeal in a five-year battle to avoid being sued for a breach of contract.
Cahill in tears over sending off
Australia's Tim Cahill breaks down in tears after describing his harsh sending off against Germany as "one of the saddest moments of my career".
Monday's gossip column
Man Utd linked with Raul move, plus other rumours
Rosell named new Barca president
Businessman Sandro Rosell has been elected the new president of Barcelona.
Nani seen making quick recovery
Portugal winger Nani, who was ruled out of the World Cup earlier in June after suffering an injury to his collar bone, says he will be "fine in a week".
Gyan dedicates goal to all Africa
Ghana match-winner Asamoah Gyan dedicates his decisive strike against Serbia to the whole of Africa.
Powell eyes keeping 100% record
Newly honoured England coach Hope Powell is hoping her England side can protect their 100% World Cup qualifying record with a win in Spain on Saturday.
Ancic looks for positive response
Serbia coach Radomir Ancic wants a positive response from his players following their 1-0 loss to Ghana in their opening game of the World Cup.
'Sorry' Green vows to bounce back
Goalkeeper Robert Green is confident he has the mental toughness to recover from the World Cup error that helped the United States draw 1-1 with England.
Sunday's World Cup 2010 round-up
Gary Neville says England must cope with penalty shoot-outs, plus other stories
Etuhu rues inadequate preparation
Nigeria midfielder Dickson Etuhu says a lack of high-altitude training affected the Super Eagles in their 1-0 loss to Argentina.
Poor marking frustrates Lagerback
Nigeria manager Lars Lagerback laments a lapse in set-piece concentration which allowed Argentina to score the only goal in the opening match of Group B.
Maradona welcomes calming victory
Argentina coach Diego Maradona says his side's 1-0 opening World Cup win over Nigeria will ease their nerves.
World Cup trophy 'not solid gold'
A chemistry professor says that if the World Cup trophy was really solid gold it would be too heavy for footballers to lift.
Rehaggel wants Greece resurgence
Greece boss Otto Rehaggel demands a huge improvement from his side following a 2-0 defeat by South Korea in Group B.
Preparation key for South Korea
South Korea coach Huh Jung-Moo says preparation was the key behind his side's 2-0 win over Greece in their opening World Cup game.
