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We start with the FIFA World Cup and - Portugal have confirmed winger Nani is out of the tournament after he suffered a collarbone injury.


Tests have revealed the injury is more serious than previously feared and the Manchester United man will now be replaced by Benfica midfielder Ruben Amorim in the squad.

And staying in the Portuguese camp – Portugal shrugged off the loss of winger Nani to brush aside Mozambique 3-nil in their final World Cup warm-up match.

All the goals came in the second half as Danny opened the scoring before Hugo Almeida added a late brace.

And in another warm-up tie – EURO 2008 Champions Spain thrashed Poland 6-nil with 6 different scorers getting on the score-sheet, including Fernando Torres and David Villa and Xabi Alonso.

Span kick-off their campaign in Group H against Switzerland on the 16th of June in Durban.
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Finally in S-League action last night – Taisuke Akiyoshi came to the rescue of SAFFC as the Warriors managed a slender 1-nil win over Sengkang-Punggol at the Hougang Stadium.

And over at the Clementi Stadium – Home United scored a 2-nil win over Woodlands Wellington.

More-S-League action later tonight – and it will be a top of the table clash between Etoile FC and Tampines Rovers.

That explosive encounter will kick-off at 7:30pm at the Jalan Besar Stadium.
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