Switzerland were far from their best against Costa Rica, but secured the point they needed to progress to the World Cup knockout stages. Switzerland booked their spot in the last 16 of the World Cup courtesy of a 2-2 draw with Costa Rica in Nizhny Novgorod on Wednesday. Brazil's win over Serbia in the night's other Group E game means that Vladimir Petkovic's side finish second in the pool an...Full Story »

Genoa arrested an alarming run of defeats by beating Atalanta 2-0 at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia. The Grifone, who arrived in Bergamo on the back of five straight Serie A losses, dominated their Ligurian hosts. It may have taken former Bolton midfielder Blerim Dzemaili until the 79th minute to open the scoring when converting Tomas Rincon's cross, but the points were made safe only two ...Full Story »

Switzerland are bidding to erase the frustration of 2010 and claim a place in the World Cup knockout stages with victory over Honduras on Wednesday. Swiss hopes of reaching the last 16 in South Africa four years ago were dashed as they were held to a goalless draw by the central Americans in their final group game. The situation is similar this year as they face the same opponents in Manaus lo...Full Story »

Napoli closed to within a point of second-placed Roma, who were in Serie A action against Sampdoria on Sunday night, thanks to their third win in a week wtih a 2-0 victory at Sassuolo. Blerim Dzemaili and Lorenzo Insigne scored the goals for Rafael Benitez's men, who beat AC Milan 3-1 and Roma 3-0 over the past seven days and appear to have hit form ahead of their trip to Swansea in the Europa ...Full Story »

Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri admitted that it was difficult to unlock Pescara without star man Edinson Cavani but he was confident his men could complete the job. The Uruguayan had to miss the game following a one-match suspension but it was expected to be a routine outing against basement dwellers Pescara on Saturday night. The Partenopei did have to wait for their first goal, however, as h...Full Story »

Napoli opened up a four-point cushion over third-place AC Milan in the hunt for a berth in the group stage of the Champions League next season thanks to a comfortable 2-0 win over struggling Genoa. Goals from Goran Pandev and Blerim Dzemaili in the first half earned Walter Mazzarri's side all three points at the Stadio San Paolo with Edinson Cavani seeing his penalty saved in the second half. ...Full Story »

A hat-trick from Blerim Dzemaili and a late double from Edinson Cavani saw Napoli emerge 5-3 victors from an eight-goal thriller at Torino. Dzemaili saw the first of his two hat-trick goals at the Stadio Olimpico cancelled out by Paulo Barreto and then Jonathas from the penalty spot. Marek Hamsik had missed his first-half spot-kick and it looked like Napoli would live to regret it as Riccardo ...Full Story »

Napoli's Champions League ambitions suffered a hit as Catania grabbed two goals in the final 15 minutes to claim a point in a 2-2 draw at the Stadio San Paolo. The hosts, who went into the game having taken 16 points from their last six games, stormed into a two-goal lead thanks to efforts from Blerim Dzemaili and the prolific Edinson Cavani. But seventh-placed Catania, who harbour European am...Full Story »

Blerim Dzemaili struck a late equaliser as Napoli earned a point from a 1-1 draw at Novara. Ivan Radovanovic put the hosts into a deserved lead in the 70th minute but, just as Novara looked to be heading for their third win of the campaign, Dzemaili levelled with six minutes to go. The result at the Silvio Piola stadium left Napoli in fifth place in Serie A, while Novara dropped to 19th, three...Full Story »

Parma eased their Serie A relegation worries after leading from start to finish in their 3-1 victory over Palermo. Blerim Dzemaili gave then an early lead before Francesco Modesto doubled it with less than 20 minutes gone. Javier Pastore pulled one back for the visitors in the second half before Antonio Candreva secured all three points with a goal in the 89th minute. While the result means t...Full Story »