EPL side Tottenham Hotspur will hold a special ceremony to welcome its footballers who played at the FIFA World Cup at the season’s first home game at the Wembley Stadium this Saturday.

Nadine Goncalves told her son, Neymar, in an Instagram post that the people who were trying to bring him down were “a minority compared to the people who love you and really know what’s in your heart”.

After France secured its second World Cup title on July 15, some fans drove around honking their car horns, while motorcyclists repeatedly revved up their engines after 2000 GMT at Tergnier in France.

The Moscow City Court upheld their 15-day sentences in police cells for breaching rules for spectators.

Yuri Cortez, the AFP photographer who became a World Cup sensation after he kept shooting pictures despite being piled-on by Croatia players, has been invited to the European country for a week's holiday.

A French court gave two men suspended sentences on Wednesday and fined a third for robbery and violence on the sidelines of France's World Cup victory celebrations.

The 45,000-seater stadium played host to England's 2-1 win against Tunisia. Argentina beat Nigeria and Saudi Arabia downed Egypt by the same scoreline, while Poland edged Japan 1-0 in the venue's closing game.

The recognition is given to foreigners for their their artistic, cultural, sporting or philosophical talents.

The Icelandic Football Association says Heimir Hallgrimsson has decided to leave at his own request, ending seven years in the role.

They were found guilty of “grossly violating the rules for spectators' behaviour” and given the maximum punishment possible under the charge.

Crowds began converging early Monday on the Champs-Elysees, the gathering point for all national celebrations, to catch a glimpse of a returning squad which has captured the country's imagination.

The players arrived to a raucous welcome at Charles De Gaulle airport northeast of Paris, including a “water salute” by the fire brigade which sprayed arcs of water over the Air France jet as it taxied to the gate.