Football

The 36-year-old Drogba has been a talismanic figure for Ivory Coast, leading them to the last two World Cups and five successive African Nations Cup finals.

The line-up, a 4-3-3 formation, includes Germany's Mesut Ozil, Spain's Juan Mata and Andres Iniesta in the midfield.

"The report will consider all evidence potentially related to the bidding process, including evidence collected from prior investigations," a statement from Garcia's office said.

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque believes that building strong team morale is far more important than concentrating on tactics as his team aim to retain their World Cup crown in Brazil.

Goals by Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard gave Belgium a 2-0 win over Sweden in a World Cup warm-up game on Sunday.

Italy were held to a 0-0 draw by Ireland in a World Cup warm-up match on Saturday that saw the Azzurri lose key midfielder Riccardo Montolivo to a broken leg.

Spain will open against the Netherlands in Salvador on June 13 in a rematch of the 2010 final before a tricky match against Chile five days later.

Ronaldo will sit out of Portugal's friendly against Greece on Saturday as he looks to recuperate for the World Cup.

Injury-plagued striker Giuseppe Rossi remains the biggest dilemma for Cesare Prandelli as the deadline looms for the Italy coach to trim his World Cup squad to 23 players.

The Socceroos arrived in the southern city of Curitiba before transferring to another flight to Vitoria, where they will be based.

England defender Glen Johnson has bad news for his country - his Liverpool team-mate and Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has told him he expects to be fit for their World Cup match.

"We are not ready yet but there is a collective desire. We cannot be at 100 percent now. The most important thing is to give everything the day of the match," Deschamps said.

With winger Franck Ribery's form fading somewhat in recent weeks, Benzema could become France's best attacking player at the World Cup.

Brazil great Ronaldo believes the hosts will get it right on the pitch and win the football World Cup 2014 for a record sixth time.

Gamblers using smartphones and tablets to bet on live match action will help to make next month's World Cup the most lucrative sports event ever for British bookmakers.

The training session was open to media and Balotelli could be heard saying as he ran by reporters, "Only in Rome and Florence are they that stupid."