Colombia's James Rodriguez celebrates after scoring his second goal during the 2014 World Cup round of 16 game between Colombia and Uruguay at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro June 28, 2014. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes Jul 03 2014
Brazil's national soccer team players Neymar (L) and Fred attend a training session in Teresopolis, near Rio de Janeiro, July 2, 2014. REUTERS/Marcelo Regua Jul 03 2014
Costa Rica's Joel Campbell fights for the ball with Greece's Andreas Samaris during their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game at the Pernambuco arena in Recife June 29, 2014. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich Jul 03 2014
Argentina's Lionel Messi attends a training session at the team's training center in Belo Horizonte city, July 2, 2014. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado Jul 03 2014
France's national soccer team head coach Didier Deschamps attends a news conference at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, July 3, 2014. REUTERS/Charles Platiau Jul 03 2014
Belgium's Vincent Kompany (C, red) shakes hands with Jermaine Jones of the U.S. after their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game at the Fonte Nova arena in Salvador July 1, 2014. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci Jul 03 2014
U.S. coach Juergen Klinsmann watches Belgium's Eden Hazard (L) and DeAndre Yedlin of the U.S. fight for the ball during their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game at the Fonte Nova arena in Salvador July 1, 2014. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich Jul 03 2014
Netherlands' national soccer team player Arjen Robben poses for a photo with a fan after a training session in Rio de Janeiro, July 2, 2014. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares Jul 03 2014
Germany's national soccer team coach Joachim Loew (C) talks to his players during a training session for the 2014 World Cup at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, July 3, 2014. REUTERS/Darren Staples Jul 03 2014
Brazil's national soccer team coach Luiz Felipe Scolari attends a training session at Estadio Presidente Vargas stadium in Fortaleza, July 3, 2014. REUTERS/Yves Herman Jul 03 2014
Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a news conference at the Lula Institute in Sao Paulo July 3, 2014. REUTERS/Nacho Doce Jul 03 2014
Germany's national soccer team coach Joachim Loew gives a thumbs-up in the town of Santa Cruz Cabralia, north of Porto Seguro July 2, 2014. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Jul 03 2014
Germany's national soccer team goalkeeper Manuel Neuer stops a ball on his chest during the team's final practice session at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro July 3, 2014, one day ahead of their 2014 World Cup quarter final match against France. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach Jul 03 2014
Algeria's (R) and Germany's soccer players stand on the pitch for the national anthem before kickoff during their 2014 World Cup round of 16 game at the Beira Rio stadium in Porto Alegre June 30, 2014. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger Jul 03 2014
Rescue workers inspect a bus trapped underneath a bridge that collapsed while under construction in Belo Horizonte, July 3, 2014. REUTERS/Leo Fontes-O Tempo Jul 03 2014
Colombia's James Rodriguez chats with coach Jose Pekerman as they attend a team trainning sesion in Fortaleza July 3, 2014. REUTERS/Jorge Silva Jul 03 2014
Rescue workers try to reach vehicles trapped underneath a bridge that collapsed while under construction in Belo Horizonte July 3, 2014. REUTERS/Carlos Greco-DYN Jul 03 2014
Although the United States Team lost to Belgium in the Round of 16 of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, goalkeeper Tim Howard put on a spectacular performance, resulting in his becoming an overnight meme superstar on the internet.
Real Madrid reportedly edged Manchester United in the bidding war for Toni Kroos as reports indicated that the Bayern Munich midfielder will be moving to Bernabeu next season.
