RIO DE JANEIRO -- FIFA's discrimination task force leader wants better prevention of "mocking and insulting" incidents at World Cup stadiums.

"We have to be more vigilant and more aggressive monitoring this situation," FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb said. "There is absolutely no reason why we sho...

Former Germany captain Michael Ballack has questioned Philipp Lahm's holding midfield role for Joachim Low's team, saying it "weakens" the side.

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- FIFA has picked Ravshan Irmatov of Uzbekistan to referee the United States-Germany match to decide who wins Group G of the World Cup.

Irmatov, a star referee at the 2010 World Cup, will have his third appointment in this tournament at Thursday's match in Recife.

The 36-year-old of...

PORTO SEGURO, Brazil -- Thomas Muller ended his first match of the World Cup with a hat trick, and the second with a bloodied face.

The German forward thinks the best scenario for the third game would be for his team to beat the United States and win Group G, but warned that his team must be "ver...