Switzerland hit 10 while Japan also win in Women's World Cup

Switzerland hammered Ecuador 10-1 for their first ever Women's World Cup victory as defending champions Japan staved off a spirited fightback from Cameroon to continue their winning run. The 11 goals scored in Switzerland's match equalled Germany's 11-0 thrashing of Argentina in 2007 with Fabienne Humm's six-minute hat-trick, between the 47th and 52nd minutes, the fastest ever-recorded at the competition as the Swiss scored eight in the second half. Ramona Bachmann joined Humm in claiming a second-period treble, finishing her personal scoring binge in the 81st minute by bagging Switzerland's final goal. Despite the big win, the Europeans remained three points behind Group C leaders and 2011 champions Japan after their 2-1 victory over Cameroon - their second of the tournament. Aya Sameshima and Yuika Sugasawa scored first-half goals before the Japanese held off an improved second-half showing from the African nation, which included a consolation goal in the final minute.

Elsewhere, the United States were held to a 0-0 draw by Sweden. A point kept the 2011 runners-up, with four points, one ahead of Australia and two ahead of Friday's Scandinavian opponents after two games apiece. The Europeans controlled much of the first half against the Americans but could not put any real pressure on goalkeeper Hope Solo. The US then introduced Abby Wambach to the fray in the 68th minute as they went for broke and America's all-time leading scorer narrowly missed a headed opportunity late on to snatch all three points. Earlier in the day, Australia defeated Nigeria 2-0 for their first win of the tournament. The Aussies will finish their Group D campaign against Sweden on Tuesday while the Americans play against bottom-of-the-group Nigeria. All four teams are still in with a chance of qualifying for the last-16.

Kevin De Bruyne confirms 'informal contact' with Manchester City

Kevin De Bruyne could be set for a return to the Premier League after confirming his agent has had initial talks with Manchester City. The Belgium midfielder has sparked the interest of a number of top flight clubs after a stellar season with Wolfsburg, where he was named the best player in the Bundesliga. The 23-year-old told Sky Sports News HQ that there had been "informal contact" with City but that the decision would ultimately rest with Wolfsburg since the former Chelsea man is only one season into his five-year contract. "We say to everybody - if they want to do something, they have to go to Wolfsburg, not to me," he said.

De Bruyne joined Wolfsburg in January 2014 on a five-year contract, leaving Chelsea after being given just two starts under manager Jose Mourinho. Sold for £18m then, the 23-year-old is expected to cost nearly double that now. "I always thought that I was going to talk to my club first when the season was over. And for me the season is not over. That starts probably next week or the week after but I will also be on vacation," De Bruyne said. "We say to everybody - if they want to do something, they have to go to Wolfsburg, not to me." Kevin de Bruyne "I don’t have any stress about these things. It will come this way and I know that there are a lot of rumours and the papers are writing a lot." Playing time will be a key factor in any decision to leave, as it was when he made the move from Chelsea last year. De Bruyne: One of Belgium's key players "It's been for me a wonderful season," he said. "I think the thing I'm most excited about is that I played almost everything, missed just one game, started everything and played everything. "My time at Chelsea wasn’t bad. Everybody talks about it and that it was really bad but I just decided I didn’t want to stay at the club under those circumstances, I just wanted to play football and that’s what I did."