Egypt manager Hector Cuper expects talisman Mohamed Salah to be fit for their second World Cup match against Russia on Tuesday.The Liverpool forward was left on the bench during the Pharaohs’ 1-0 defeat by Uruguay in Ekaterinburg on Friday as he continues to recover from the shoulder injury he suffered in the Champions League final last month.In quotes reported on fifa.com, Cuper said: &ld...Full Story »

Jose Gimenez spared the blushes of Uruguay's all-star forwards with a 90th-minute winner to see off Egypt 1-0 in their World Cup opener. Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani each passed up opportunities to clinch the points against a Pharaohs side who kept Mohamed Salah on the bench, but it was centre-back Gimenez who proved the hero. After the excitement of Group A rivals Russia's goal frenzy a d...Full Story »

Egypt talisman Mohamed Salah looks set to play in the country’s first World Cup match in 28 years.Pharaohs manager Hector Cuper is confident the Liverpool forward will be in the side to face Uruguay in the Group A game in Ekaterinburg on Friday.Salah sustained a shoulder injury during the Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid on May 26 but trained with the ball for the first time on...Full Story »

Uruguay will head to Russia for the World Cup with a win under their belt following Thursday's victory in Montevideo. Luis Suarez, Jose Maria Gimenez and Giorgian De Arrascaeta were on target as Uruguay completed their World Cup preparations with a 3-0 win over 10-man Uzbekistan. Estadio Centenario was a sea of blue for Uruguay's one and only international fixture before the World Cup in Rus...Full Story »

Uruguay will play Wales in the final of the China Cup after beating the Czech Republic 2-0 in Nanning.Star men Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani scored first-half goals as the South Americans eased into Monday’s final.The Czechs will now play China for third place after the hosts were thrashed 6-0 by Wales on Thursday.Uruguay took a 10th-minute lead when Czech goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenka rushed ...Full Story »

All does not appear to be well in the Paris Saint-Germain camp ahead of their Champions League round of 16 tie against Real Madrid with a rumoured bust-up between their South American stars. They take on the competition's holders in February but as attention slowly starts to turn towards that clash, they are suffering from some internal problems in the squad. According to L'Equipe, there is ...Full Story »

The work of Real Madrid's charitable foundation in deprived areas around the world continued with a recent visit to Uruguay. Their local partner in Montevideo paid a visit this week to the Colegio Cervantes in Uruguay's capital. Mateo Figueroa of the charity travelled there and checked in to catch up on the social work that the school carried out with dozens of children, with football servin...Full Story »