Man United agree to sell striker Rossi to Villarreal

Villarreal have reached an agreement with Manchester United to sign striker Giuseppe Rossi on a six-year contract, the Primera Liga club said on Tuesday. Rossi will take a medical and be presented at the Madrigal on Wednesday. Media reports have put the transfer fee at around 10 million euros ($13.7 million).

UEFA Champions League Qualifying Results 7/31/07

Debrecen 0-1 IF Elfsborg

FC Copenhagen 1-0 Beitar Jerusalem

Genk 1-2 FK Sarajevo

Pyunik 0-2 Shakhtar Donetsk
Rangers 2-0 Zeta

Tampere United 1-0 Levski Sofia

Zaglebie Lubin 0-1 Steaua Bucuresti

Brazil submits 2014 World Cup bid

The Brazilian Football Association has formally submitted its bid to stage the 2014 World Cup finals.

Brazil is the sole bidder after Colombia pulled out in April and, under Fifa's rotation policy, it is South America's turn to host the finals.

Brazil previously staged the finals in 1950 and Fifa will inspect the bid, looking closely at the country's ageing stadiums.

FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking

Ranking	Team	Pts Jul 07	+/- Ranking Jun 07		+/- Pts Jun 07
1	Brazil	1500	2		16
2	Argentina	1476	3		103
3	Italy	1368	-2		-285
4	France	1357	-2		-228
5	Germany	1311	-1		-156
6	Netherlands	1195	3		-25
7	Croatia	1192	4		112
8	Portugal	1146	-2		-177
9	Spain	1144	-2		-129
10	Mexico	1142	16		276
11	Czech Republic	1117	-1		21
12	England	1097	-4		-143
13	Romania	1068	-1		0
14	USA	1036	2		58
15	Cameroon	979	-1		-40
16	Greece	978	-1		-33
17	Serbia	973	5		71
17	Ukraine	973	-4		-71
19	Uruguay	949	11		113
20	Sweden	918	-3		-39

See the complete ranking list at FIFA.com

Iraq 1-0 Saudi Arabia

Iraq clinched their first Asian Cup victory with a 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia in Jakarta. Captain Younes Mahmoud planted in a towering header for the winner after Saudi keeper Yasser Al Mosailem flailed despairingly at a corner.

Beckham misses Galaxy match with Mexican team