Germany crown Confederations Cup champions

Germany have won the Confederations Cup for the first time courtesy of a 1-0 victory over Chile at the Krestovsky Stadium in St Petersburg this evening. Lars Stindl was gifted the only goal of the game after 20 minutes as Germany held out against the Copa America champions to add the Confederations Cup title to their roll of honours.

Messi wins appeal, FIFA lifts four match ban

FIFA on Friday overturned Barcelona star Lionel Messi''s four-game ban from international matches imposed for swearing at an assistant referee, saying there was not enough evidence to support the stiff punishment.