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Last month Newcastle announced they would host a pair of Saudi friendly fixtures on their club website

Roberto Mancini’s team were defeated in their first friendly at St James’ Park which also featured a sportswashing protest

Spain briefly faced World Cup elimination but the coach claims he was entirely focused on their struggles at the Khalifa Stadium

Germany were dumped out of the Qatar World Cup on Thursday night after Japan were awarded a controversial winner against Spain at the Khalifa International Stadium

Every football fan on the planet will tell you that their team never does it the easy way, but Japan’s supporters should have express rights on that particular cliche this morning.

After 11 minutes of its final night, after all the twists and turns of its first two rounds of fixtures, Group E at this World Cup appeared to be drifting towards what, right at the start, looked the most likely conclusion.

Spain coach Luis Enrique blamed five minutes of "total loss of control" for his team's shock 2-1 defeat by Japan on Thursday, which saw them qualify for the World Cup last 16 second from Group E. La Roja, among the favorites to win the tournament, would have been eliminated if…

Gary Neville has criticised FIFA over a lack of transparency as the former Man United captain slammed the organisation in the wake of Japan's controversial goal vs Spain

Spain have shown some of the best football this tournament has seen but the defeat to Japan exposed a team that might not yet be ready to win it