Olympiacos winger update: Advanced talks with Sevilla for Ruben Vargas, Bologna enters the race, Krasnodar pushing to sign Gelson Martins, and Bryan Gil emerges as an alternative.

Swiss international Ruben Vargas moves closer to Olympiacos as Sevilla rush to slash their wage bill and register new signings before the summer transfer window slams shut.

Ruben Vargas celebrating a goal at the World Cup

Ruben Vargas in action for Sevilla.

Somewhere in Vancouver on Tuesday night, a Swiss team that had managed just two shots on target in 131 minutes of football found itself celebrating a place in the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 72 years, going back to when the tournament was last held on home soil in 1954. Ruben Vargas’s…

Ruben Vargas playing for Switzerland at the World Cup

Ruben Vargas settled a 4-3 shoot-out win after a goalless draw.

Ruben Vargas converted his penalty and Switzerland advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals with a 4-3 shootout win over Colombia after a scoreless draw.

That’s the problem with expectation: it always leaves you disappointed. When you have spent days watching games with more twists than a Hitchcock thriller and goals aplenty, you assume you’ll see a deluge every time you switch on.