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Paulo Da Silva leaves Sunderland for Spain

31.01.11
Paraguay international defender has completed his move to Spanish side Real Zaragoza for an undisclosed fee... more

Museum halts expedition after health fears for isolated tribe

16.11.10
The Natural History Museum has suspended a planned expedition to a remote region of Paraguay following protests that it might disturb one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes... more

Paraguay trip by scientists 'could wipe out natives'

09.11.10
Natural History Museum today hit back at claims that an expedition to a remote area of Paraguay will be 'like genocide'... more

Roque Santa Cruz 'is a fantastic man' - but Roberto Mancini still plans to sell him

29.10.10
Striker has played only once this season and was recently quoted as stating his desire to leave City in the next transfer window... more

Ten interesting facts from the World Cup

14.07.10
From the vuvuzela to completed clearances, we round up some lesser known facts from the World Cup... more

Antolin Alcaraz still going to Wigan

09.07.10
Wigan have rubbished reports from South America that Paraguay international could back out of his move to the DW Stadium... more

Gerardo Martino quits Paraguay

06.07.10
Coach has resigned following his team's elimination from the World Cup... more

Japan player misses crucial World Cup penalty... gets award

02.07.10
Yuichi Komano to be presented with award for 'giving people dreams and emotions'... more

Gerardo Martino defends Paraguay strikers

01.07.10
Coach has leapt to the defence of his goal-shy attack... more

Takeshi Okada blames himself for Japan World Cup exit

30.06.10
Paraguay claimed their maiden appearance in the quarter-finals with a 5-3 win in the penalty shoot-out... more

Future is bright for New Zealand

25.06.10
Coach Ricki Herbert believes a bright future lies ahead for the country after their fairytale World Cup ended in disappointment... more

New Zealand nervous ahead of Paraguay clash

24.06.10
Coach Ricki Herbert admits there will be plenty of nerves in tonight's potential history-making World Cup clash against Paraguay... more

Fabio Cannavaro: Best is yet to come from Italy

24.06.10
Captain is confident Italy will get the victory they need to ensure a place in the last 16 over Slovakia at Ellis Park this afternoon... more

Alberto Gilardino: Italy must improve

22.06.10
Italy striker has told his teammates to step up their game against Slovakia or they will 'deserve to go home' from the World Cup... more

Andy Barron: New Zealand will just get better

22.06.10
Midfielder believes the best is yet to come from New Zealand at the World Cup... more

Paraguay reliant on team spirit

21.06.10
Roque Santa Cruz believes team spirit lies behind Paraguay's run to the top of Group F and within sight of the last 16... more

Slovakia hope to avoid another late goal

18.06.10
Striker Erik Jendrisek hopes his side maintain their focus for when they face Paraguay in Bloemfontein... more

Gerardo Martino: Paraguay only need two more draws

17.06.10
Coach believes his team can progress to the knock-out stage of the World Cup... more

Riccardo Montolivo: Italy were too stressed

16.06.10
Midfielder believes the world champions were too 'stressed' about the start of the defence of their crown... more

Fabio Cannavaro pleased with Italy's character

15.06.10
The 2006 winners were shocked when Paraguay defender Antolin Alcaraz rose to head home a 39th-minute free-kick, before clawing back for a 1-1 draw... more

Marcello Lippi happy to wait on Andrea Pirlo's fitness

14.06.10
Italy coach insists he will not rush chief playmaker back from injury at the World Cup... more

World champions Italy don’t scare Roque Santa Cruz

14.06.10
Striker taunts Azzurri by insisting Paraguay will win tonight’s Group F clash without conceding a goal ... more

Paraguay fears over hot-shot

11.06.10
Striker Oscar Cardozo, who scored 36 for Benfica this season, is in danger of missing Monday's match against world champions Italy in Cape Town... more

Riccardo Montolivo believes he can replace Andrea Pirlo

10.06.10
The experienced Pirlo is set to miss games against Paraguay and New Zealand through a calf injury ... more

Roque Santa Cruz makes Paraguay 30

10.05.10
Paraguay have announced their preliminary 30-man squad for the World Cup which will eventually be reduced to 23.... more

Guide to the World Cup groups

07.05.10
World Cup group guide... more

England are seeded but danger still lurks in draw

02.12.09
Video: England have breathed a collective sigh of relief when they were named among the top seeds for next summer’s World Cup, ensuring Fabio Capello’s team will avoid facing any of the tournament favourites in the group stages... more

Brazil blackout plunges millions into darkness

11.11.09
Brazil's two largest cities, and much of the rest of Latin America's biggest nation, were hit by blackouts after a major power failure... more

Paraguay qualify for World Cup with impressive win

10.09.09
Paraguay became the 11th nation to make it into the World Cup finals thanks to a convincing 1-0 win over Argentina, whose qualification hopes took a further blow... more

Da Silva gets work permit for Sunderland move

13.08.09
Paulo Da Silva is finally on his way to England after red tape held up his move to Sunderland... more


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