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With continuing speculation concerning the state of their union, the couple have added further fuel to the fire The Beyonce and Jay-Z soap opera just keeps on giving... With continuing speculation concerning the state of their union, the couple have added further fuel to the fire by undertaking marriage counselling. The duo, currently on their his ’n’ hers On The Run tour – which is unfortunate timing – are reportedly having online and Skype sessions with a therapist in a bid to maintain a strong relationship. And, judging by their latest bordering-on-pornographic PDA on stage over the weekend, it seems to be working. Says a source: “It might sound drastic but in America especially, counselling is fairly standard procedure. “They have known their therapist for a long time and try to have weekly sessions just to keep communication open and make sure there are no misunderstandings.

The singer has been keeping us entertained throughout the World Cup, and she was at her best tonight Rihanna has been up to her cheeky tricks again and stealing the thunder from the professional commentators of this world.

Russian comedian Vitaly Zdorovetskiy ran onto the pitch during the second half and was filmed by members of the crowd including basketball star LeBron James  

Oliver Holt was at the Maracana to see the heart and soul of Argentina's side outshine its twinkling feet Getty "Cheers lads": Messi's Golden Ball award was unwanted and unmerited You know what, forget Lionel Messi. Forget the argument about him and Pele and Maradona. Forget the stuff about whether he  needed to win last night  in order to be placed in the pantheon with football's greatest of the great. Messi didn't get the job done  in the Maracana  and the truth is that we only saw his majesty in fits and starts in this tournament. So let the argument rage on  about him and his genius  and let him keep on showing it off for Barcelona. And let's concentrate instead on what this epic, enthralling final was really about. Because above all else, this was a final to crown a World Cup that has breathed new life into international football. Brazil didn't rise from mediocrity here this summer but its tournament did. And this unforgiving

Jogi Low's boys become the first ever European team to lift the World Cup on South American soil with late win Supersub Mario Gotze scored a dramatic extra time winner as Germany won the World Cup for a fourth time. Germany hero Gotze struck in the 123rd minute with a wonderful finish as Joachim Low's men also wrote their names into the history books. They became the first European team to win the trophy in South America as they won a thrilling final in the Maracana last night. It shattered Argentina's hopes of winning the World Cup in the home of their greatest rivals as Lionel Messi was left heartbroken. The final appeared to be heading towards penalties when the Germans struck as Andre Schurrle broke down the left and put over a cross for Gotze.