Martin Caparrotta Archives: 06/2010

Carlos Queiroz reluctantly conceded that Spain were the deserved winners after his Portugal side were beaten 1-0 by the Euro 2008 champions in the last 16

France winger Florent Malouda has admitted that he and his teammates made the wrong decision when opting to go on strike at the World Cup

Spain striker David Villa has defended Fernando Torres’ form at the World Cup ahead of Spain’s last 16 encounter with Portugal tonight

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has apologised to England and Mexico after both sides were on the receiving end of refereeing mistakes on Sunday

FIFA have again ruled out the possibility of introducing goal-line technology in football following a day of controversial refereeing decisions at the World Cup

His side may be unbeaten at the 2010 World Cup but Portugal manager Carlos Queiroz is refusing to get carried away

Maria Sharapova says her failure to reach round three of Wimbledon for two years running helped inspire her to victory in her second-round match with Romania’s Ioana Olaru

Laura Robson was content with her performance despite losing to fourth seed Jelena Jankovic in the first round of Wimbledon yesterday

ohn Terry says England’s performance against Algeria was “totally unacceptable” and believes Joe Cole could be the man to change Fabio Capello’s side’s fortunes

Nicolas Anelka has been sent home from the World Cup after insulting France coach Raymond Domenech

Maria Sharapova has set her sights on a successful run at Wimbledon and says her long-term injury troubles have only made her hungrier for success

Adidas, the manufacturer of the World Cup football which has caused much controversy in South Africa, says it warned teams that the ball “takes some getting used to”

The BBC is looking into whether it would be possible to broadcast a separate “vuvuzela-free” audio stream during their broadcasts of the South Africa tournament

Cristiano Ronaldo says Portugal “have every chance” of reaching the last 16 of the World Cup following their 0-0 draw with Ivory coast on Tuesday

Benítez says he wants to maintain Inter Milan’s winning mentality after the Spaniard was presented to the Italian media this morning

Franz Beckenbauer has launched a scathing attack on England’s style of play, claiming Fabio Capello’s side play “kick and rush” football

Cristiano Ronaldo says Portugal must try to win their World Cup group in order to avoid a last-16 clash with Spain but insists his side do not fear the reigning European champions

ITV have apologised after thousands of England fans missed Steven Gerrard’s opening goal for England during their 1-1 draw with United States

The reason why England struggle with penalty shoot-outs in major tournaments is “all in the eyes”, according to a University study

All that separates Rafael Benítez from the managerial position at Inter Milan is a ‘technicality’, the club’s president revealed yesterday

Carlos Queiroz is confident that Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo will help fire his side to World Cup glory