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2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 21 - QUARTER FINALS - NETHERLANDS VS COSTA RICA 4:3

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Netherlands vs Costa Rica 4:3
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The 22-year-old scored four goals in five matches before breaking a vertebra in his spine during the quarter-final win against Colombia.

5 Jul 2014
Transfer - Cameroon - Choupo-Moting signs for Schalke from German rivals Mainz

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2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 20 - QUARTER FINALS - FRANCE VS GERMANY 0:1

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France vs Germany 0:1

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2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 20 - QUARTER FINALS - BRAZIL VS COLOMBIA 2:1

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4th July 2014

Brazil vs Colombia 2:1

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“The United States came out to win the match rather than avoid defeat. We were then able to take advantage of the extra space,” confirmed Kevin De Bruyne, who opened the scoring in the third minute of extra time and put in a fine all-round performance, linking well with Eden Hazard in particular. “It was a real pleasure to play such free-flowing football,” he added.

2 Jul 2014

LIBERIA - LFA president Musa Bility admits trafficking errors

The Liberian Football Association should have done more to prevent the trafficking of 23 youngsters to Laos, according to its president.

A BBC investigation discovered that Laos side Champasak United imported 23 under-age players from West Africa to an unregistered football academy.

Fifa prohibits movement of players to a foreign academy until they are 18.

LFA President Musa Bility said:

"Whatever role we might have played, I believe it is regrettable."

"Maybe we should have done more than we did," Bility told BBC Sport.

"At our level, we probably need to have an investigation as to why they didn't do that."

The BBC was alerted to the situation by the 'world players union' FIFPro, who had been investigating the case for four months and said it suspects the trafficking "is not one of its kind, but probably the tip of the iceberg".

Six minors are still with top Laos side Champasak United, but the club, based in the southern city Pakse, denies any wrongdoing.

Bility - who intends to run for the Fifa presidency - wants the remaining children to return home.

"We have to bring them home," he insisted.

"Not only that, we asked the foreign ministry a month ago to ask the Laos government to intervene.

They have to come home.

"I went to the foreign minister myself.

They have diplomatic protocols and they are going to make the necessary representation."

However BBC Sport understands some of the boys do not want to come home despite a lack of work permits and very little freedom.

And Bility admits that Liberia needs to make improvements in order to prevent similar issues in the future.

"That is a sad story, a truly sad story," he said.

Kesselly Kamara, 14, said he was never paid and had to sleep on the floor of the club's stadium

"We should, as a country, be able to provide opportunity.

Those opportunities are not here.

Liberia is over 165 years old and we are just completing the first football training centre.

"Maybe if that training centre was here, those kids would not be in Laos."

He also defended the LFA's role in allowing the players to move to Laos.

"I think the organisation that sent for these people misinformed the LFA - that is a serious crime," he said.

"They should have no place in football.

I hope that Fifa will look into this - we hope something will happen.

"Because as it is, this is almost tantamount to child trafficking.

"This organisation must be banned - otherwise you might have worst cases than this because these kids could be lost."

 

 

24 Jul 2015
(BBC Sport UK)

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