John McEnerney:, external I'm not saying Rooney is the same as Messi but if any player can score out of nothing or find a way through it's Rooney. Has to play.

Simon Gill:, external If Rooney isn't in his main role in the team then you can't just fit him in there just because of who he is or who he plays for.

Dom Brown:, external These players are suppose to be world class. You'd expect them to be able to play more than one position.

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After being spared a transfer embargo for suspect youth signings, Barcelona have been getting their summer business done quickly.

Having already tied up a deal, external for Croatia playmaker Ivan Rakitic and sold Cesc Fabregas, Spanish newspaper Marca reports today that they are close to a deal, external for Argentina and Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain. Formerly of great rivals Real Madrid of course...

The paper adds that Higuain's international team-mate Sergio Aguero , externalhad been Barca's first choice target, but Manchester City refused to consider a deal.

Remember Paul the Octopus, who predicted the outcome of eight matches at the 2010 World Cup? Well for this year's tournament in Brazil, Shuail the Camel has been put forward as a successor.

The camel correctly predicted results in key matches such as England v Italy and Netherlands' shock win against Spain. Al-Arabiya's website features a picture, external of the animal sitting between two flags in the sand and pointing its nose towards the winning country's flag.

BBC presenter George Riley:, external Brazil and Argentina fierce rivals? Introducing the Neyssi shirt in Rio.

Argentina striker Lionel Messi believes his side need to improve, despite beating Bosnia-Hercegovina 2-1 in their opening World Cup game on Sunday.

Messi scored his second ever World Cup goal when he jinked past two defenders before providing a neat finish to beat Bosnia keeper Asmir Begovic for Argentina's second goal.

Argentina's next game is against Iran in Belo Horizonte on Saturday.

Last night's Argentina v Bosnia-Hercegovina attracted 6,368,448 tweets around the match. Lionel Messi's goal attracted 236,174 tweets per minute and he was also the most mentioned player on Twitter during the game.

The most RT tweets on Twitter relating to the World Cup came from, er, Niall from One Direction who added a number of tweets, external sharing his views on the action.

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"I believe the children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way." Soul crooner George Benson knew the score. It's all about finding your nation's "golden generation".

The Argentina side that opened their World Cup campaign with a 2-1 win over Bosnia-Hercegovina have their roots in the teams that won back-to-back Fifa Under-20 World Cups in 2005 and 2007.

Lionel Messi finished top-scorer in the 2005 tournament in a team that also included Sergio Aguero, Ezequiel Garay, Pablo Zabaleta and Fernando Gago.

Aguero returned two years later to defend the trophy and succeeded Messi as the tournament's golden boot winner. Winger Angel di Maria and goalkeeper Sergio Romero were among his team-mates.

It seems Daniel Sturridge doesn't like creases in his clothes. The England and Liverpool striker posted a video on his Facebook page, external of him doing the ironing while watching San Antonio Spurs beating Miami Heat to win their fifth NBA title.

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England boss Roy Hodgson says Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has the ability to be considered among the world's best - but he must prove it at the World Cup.

Uruguay's Suarez, 27, is set to recover from a knee injury in time to face England in Thursday's Group D match.

"You can be a great player in your league but to be recognised as one of the all-time greats you have got to do it at the World Cup," said Hodgson. "He has got the potential. He is a wonderful footballer."

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The French press sing the praises of Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema after his two goals in Les Bleus' 3-0 win over Honduras.

"Kar-Hymn of Joy" is L'Equipe's pun-tastic ecclesiastic headline.

The BBC News magazine monitor has done an interesting piece on how analysts are using data to predict the outcome of the World Cup.

Before the tournament, BBC presenter Gary Lineker tipped Argentina to win the World Cup, adding that Lionel Messi had been "saving himself for this tournament".

Lineker said: "He's been running about a mile or two less each game that he's played - statistics show that. Even then he was still scoring a goal a game."

Former Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher tells the Daily Mail that Wayne Rooney should be restored to a central role against Uruguay. But he says that Uruguay's defensive frailties, rather than Rooney's own form, would be the reason.

"People will say why should we accommodate him when Raheem Sterling was so impressive in that role against Italy," Carragher writes., external

"I just feel with Uruguay's defence in disarray after the defeat to Costa Rica, Sterling could terrorise whoever plays at right-back in the absence of the suspended Maximiliano Pereira and Wayne could wreak havoc in the middle."

Wayne Evans:, external Rooney shouldn't be dropped. Just played where he is supposed to. He has competition more than ever though.

Hugh in France:, external Rooney up front. Sturridge floating. Welbeck left, Sterling right. Gerrard & Henderson to work harder covering.

Stephen Butler:, external If Rooney is asked to cover Baines at left-back, Rooney can't play like Rooney, so start a natural left sided midfielder.

This morning, we're asking whether Wayne Rooney should be dropped for the crucial game against Uruguay on Thursday.

Or if he stays, where should England boss Roy Hodgson play him? Tweet us using the #bbcworldcup hashtag or text 81111 (UK only). And please do put your name on those texts.

Wayne Rooney will perform better for England if he starts as their main striker against Uruguay, according to BBC pundit Rio Ferdinand. "Sturridge is a talented player who can work around Wayne," says the former England defender. Watch the full interview on the football pages.

Bosnia-Hercegovina were playing their first-ever match at a World Cup against Argentina last night.

Despite a 2-1 defeat, the Bosnian media were buoyed by their national side's performance.

"With this game we can go further!" is the headline in Dnevni avaz., external

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Belgium have gone from a team which embarrassed their country to dark horses to lift the title.

How have they done that? Well according to Belgium's former technical director Michel Sablon, it was a three-step plan that involved banning players from going backwards in the national youth set-up once they had moved up, ripping up league tables and not focusing on results for youth football and handing out a brochure to schools, clubs and youth coaches that insisted they play a fluid and flexible 4-3-3 formation favoured by the national team.

Read more in BBC Sport's Ben Smith's feature on the football pages. Belgium begin their World Cup campaign against Algeria on Tuesday.

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Arsenal fans were particularly interested viewers of Costa Rica's win over Uruguay on Saturday.

Joel Campbell, who scored one and set up another in the underdogs' 3-1 victory, signed for the Gunners in 2011, but has spent the following three years on loan at Lorient, Real Betis and, most recently, Olympiakos.

However, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says the 21-year-old will be given a chance to prove himself at the club this summer.

"He will definitely come back to us for pre-season," Wenger told the Daily Mail., external "He is maturing well."

Just waking? Here are the headlines...

Lionel Messi scores a superb goal as Argentina begin their World Cup campaign with a 2-1 win over Bosnia-Hercegovina.

BBC pundit and former England captain Alan Shearer says Wayne Rooney must be played in his correct position, or left out.

Argentina must continue to play with a 4-3-3 structure that allows Lionel Messi to blossom, writes BBC Sport's Tim Vickery.

Croatia's players are choosing to blank World Cup media. Why? Well it's because photos of them bathing nude in their hotel pool were published, says coach Niko Kovac. Two snappers hid in bushes near the team hotel and took pictures of players that appeared online.

"How would you feel if someone took naked pictures of you?" Kovac told a news conference in Praia do Forte. "They are adamant that they won't speak to you lot any more. I don't know whether the silence will end tomorrow or last until the end of our World Cup campaign."

Croatia lost their opening World Cup Group A match 3-1 to hosts Brazil and play Cameroon in their second game on Wednesday in the Amazonian city of Manaus.