Manuel Pellegrini last night hailed Raheem Sterling as “one of the best attacking players in world football” after the 20-year-old finally completed his big-money move to Manchester City from Liverpool.

Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp expects the future of star striker Robert Lewandowski to be resolved in the next few days as rumours persist he is on the verge of following team-mate Mario Gotze to Bayern Munich.

Brad Friedel saved another penalty as the USA forced their way into the last 16 despite losing 3-1 to Poland.