Loews lucky sweater
ERASMIA: Germany coach Joachim Loew will continue to wear his blue sweater at matches and wont have it cleaned while his team keep winning. The thing with the sweater is that I am not driven by superstition, Loew said. The other coaching staff said I should be wearing the sweater now because every time I wear it we score four goals. I am not even allowed to wash it now and I think I will wear it again against Spain, he said.
Suarez best goalie
CAPE TOWN: Netherlands goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg has found at least one player more deserving than himself to win the Lev Yashin goalkeeping award at the World Cup Uruguay striker Luis Suarez. The goalie sent a text message to his Ajax teammate that 8220;even now he already is the best keeper of the tournament,8221; the Dutch paper De Telegraaf reported on Monday. Suarez was sent off for a deliberate handball on the line that denied Ghana a winning goal in the dying seconds of Friday8217;s quarterfinal.
Cesc to play despite pain
POTCHEFSTROOM: Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas is ready to play despite shoulder pain in the semi-final match against Germany. Fabregas told Spanish media he may need a painkilling injection so he can be available for the match at Durban.
Torres to stay in EPL
LONDON: Spanish striker Fernando Torres is likely to stay in the Premier League next season but not necessarily with Liverpool,his agent was quoted as saying. The 26-year-old has been linked to big-spending champions Chelsea and Manchester City in the past. It is very likely that Fernando Torres will stay in the Premier League,but I cannot say that it will be with Liverpool, agent Jose Antonio Martin told the Daily Mail newspaper. Were working on his future but right now you cannot guarantee that he will stay.