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The Barcelona star is two goals short of the 34-goals record Diego Maradona scored for the Argentina national team
World champions Spain were held by lowly Finland but there were wins for England, Germany, France and Netherlands as Europe's top teams returned to the task of qualifying for next year's World Cup finals on Friday
Germany eased past lowly Kazakhstan 3-0 on Friday without deploying any strikers for the first time in a competitive match under coach Joachim Loew as they stayed top of their World Cup qualifying Group C
Ivory Coast leave main striker Didier Drogba out of squad, Nigeria look to maintain impressive run after winnin the Nations Cup as Africa's World Cup qualifying campaign resumes on Saturday
Portugal came back from two goals down to snatch a 3-3 draw in stoppage time against Israel in their World Cup qualifying group F match on Friday
We are ready to host the World Cup in summer or winter, Qatar 2022 supreme committee announce
Mario Gomez will be out of Germany's World Cup qualifier on Friday because of a thigh muscle injury
The Elephants keep a firm grip on the top of Group C, Senegal's lead is cut in the World Cup qualifiers  
South Africa, who hosted the last World Cup in 2010, are on track to qualify for next year's edition in Brazil after beating Central African Republic 2-0 in a Group A tie on Saturday

Benin midfielder Stephane Sessegnon has withdrawn from the squad for Tuesday's World Cup qualifier in Algeria due to injury, his English Premier League club Sunderland said on Saturday

Nigeria need a last-gasp goal to avoid a defeat by Kenya in the World Cup qualifiers on Saturday

The Cameroon skipper impresses despite problems with the country's football federation to guide his side to a 2-1 home victory over Togo in the World Cup qualifiers

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Kevin-Prince Boateng, the AC Milan midfielder who walked off the pitch in a friendly match in protest at racist abuse, has joined FIFA's anti-discrimination task force

10-0 win gave Egypt morale boost ahead of Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe; Swaziland coach says he wasn't surprised by the thrashing

Nigeria set up a clash against Egypt in the U-20 African Championship semi-final after defeating DR Congo 3-1 on Saturday

Egypt youth team coach hails fitness and form of his players, vows to continue the team's campaign towards the African title

Spain's Alba will miss France trip because of a hamstring injury, the European champions announce on Saturday

Stephan El Shaarawy is relishing his partnership with Mario Balotelli and believes they can lead the attack for Italy and AC Milan for many years to come

Luiz Felipe Scolari returns to Stamford Bridge, where he spent seven months as Chelsea coach, on Monday hoping it will be third time lucky for his evolving Brazil team when they face Russia in a friendly


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