Brazil

By Takis Theodoropoulos

Brazil's football confederation (CBF) will not renew national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari's contract, local media reported early Monday, just hours after Germany defeated Argentina to win the 2014 World Cup.
      

Disorders erupted in the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires late Sunday after the country’s national team lost 0-1 to Germany in the final match of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Germany beat Argentina 1-0 winning its fourth World Cup taking soccer’s biggest prize for the first time in 24 years.

Substitute Mario Goetze scored in the 113th minute to allow the Europeans to avoid a penalty shootout Sunday night in Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium.

A world class Mario Goetze volley in extra time fired Germany to a fourth World Cup crown with a 1-0 victory over Argentina on Sunday, leaving the South Americans and their captain Lionel Messi heartbroken.

Women’s passion for football in predominantly Muslim countries is not only for the passion of the beautiful game, but is also fueled by the fact that it fulfils a need to release energy and in a conservative society that severely restricts their freedom Women’s passion for football is not simply a love of the beautiful game.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin struck agreements on nuclear energy cooperation with Argentinian counterpart Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.

Under the deals, the Russian company Rosatom is to take part in the construction of Atucha NPP's Unit 3.

Relations between the two countries are "strategic" ones, Argentinian daily Clarin quoted Putin as saying.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko won't be attending the World Cup final in Brazil on July 13, a government statement said, denying assertions by Brazilian officials that he would be there.

Another ragged defensive display by Brazil allowed the Netherlands to stroll to a 3-0 victory in the World Cup third-place playoff match on July 12 as the host ended the tournament in depressing fashion.

By George Georgakopoulos

Eighteen-year-old Apostolos Christou has surprised the world of swimming by breaking the world junior record twice within 24 hours, in the process of grabbing gold at the 100 meters backstroke in the European Juniors Championship held at Dordrecht in the Netherlands.