Sneijder sent the ball in that Brazilian midfielder Felipe Melo headed into his own goal, then later scored the winner for the Nerherlands in their 2-1 upset of Brazil in the World Cup quarterfinals on Friday.

Melo set up Brazil’s only goal, conceded and own goal, and was sent off for a terrible challenge on Holland’s Arjen Robben as Brazil crashed out of the World Cup with a 2-1 loss on Friday.

Muntari scored on a sea rching shot from 40 yards away from the goal in Ghana’s 2-1 loss to Uruguay in the quarterfinals of the World Cup on Friday.

Real Madrid is trying to add Argentine midfielder Fernando Gago to a deal that would send them Maicon.

The oft-injured, but talented forward will remain with Sampdoria after joining the club last season on loan from Empoli.

Motta has switched teams for the second time this summer as he has gone from Roma to Udinese and now to Juventus.

After losing Luca Castellazzi and Marco Storari this summer, Sampdoria has picked up Gianluca Curci from Siena.