Cristiano Ronaldo has given Portugal a boost on the eve of the World Cup by resuming training.

World Cup 2014 kicks off in nine days so Ger McCarthy looks at how some of the contenders and outsiders are shaping up ahead of their final friendlies before boarding the plane to Brazil.

A football fan has been beaten to death in Sao Paulo, the city which will host the opening match of this summer's World Cup.