Confederations Cup

Javier Hernandez Mexico's crushing Confederations Cup semi-final defeat at the hands of Germany left Javier Hernandez feeling downbeat.

Fyodor Smolov He may have been some way from his sparkling best, but Cristiano Ronaldo was once again the match-winner as Portugal beat Russia in Moscow.

Timothy Cahill Chile stars Arturo Vidal and Alexis Sanchez and Germany's strange game of football tennis feature on day three of the Confederations Cup.

Joachim Löw Germany boss Joachim Low is planning to use the Confederations Cup as a way to experiment for the World Cup.

Alexei Smertin Alexey Smertin, who is in charge of combatting racism in Russian football before the World Cup, is encouraged by the hosts' progress.

Carlos Hernández It was a disappointing outing for Mexico, who stumbled to a 2-1 win over New Zealand and lost Carlos Salcedo to injury.

Referees will be given the chance to suspend Confederations Cup games as part of FIFA's new anti-discrimination protocols.

Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo requires time to think through his future, says Luis Campos.

Claudio Bravo Muñoz The countdown to the Confederations Cup final is on, with Alexis Sanchez set to hog the build-up as a Mexican press man tries to calm down.

Matthew Ryan Ange Postecoglou faced fresh questions over his tactical approach after Germany unpicked Australia but Mathew Ryan did not blame his coach.