FA awaits full Uefa report over Wayne Rooney suspenson
The Football Association will wait to receive clarification from Uefa over its reasons for Wayne Rooney’s three-game ban before choosing whether to appeal Thursday’s decision.…
International football
Rep of Ireland 2 Armenia 1: Dunne seals play-off spot
The Republic of Ireland booked their place in the Euro 2012 play-offs with a nervous victory over Armenia at the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday. Richard…
Montenegro 2 England 2: Capello backs Rooney selection
Fabio Capello insisted Wayne Rooney’s dismissal against Montenegro was a product of his frustration at England’s performance, and did not stem from matters off the…
Montenegro 2 England 2: Five lessons from a sloppy draw
Wayne Rooney’s temperament costs England. Again. For all of his talent, Wayne Rooney’s seemingly uncontrollable temper still undermines his talent. The 25-year-old was dismissed after…
Montenegro 2 England 2: Capello’s men qualify for finals
Ten-man England booked their place at next summer’s Euro 2012 finals with a draw against Montenegro but it was not as straightforward as it should…
England 1 Wales 0: Five lessons from a dreary affair
Rio Ferdinand beware Gary Cahill has been an excellent deputy for the injured Rio Ferdinand and his partnership with captain John Terry is beginning to…
Goal-line technology in football: What Fifa wants
This month, nine companies will begin battling it out to become Fifa’s supplier of goal-line technology. The first testing phase begins in September and will…
Theo Walcott vows to recreate Arsenal form for England
England forward Theo Walcott is eager to recreate his recent goal-scoring form with Arsenal on the international stage. The 22-year-old has not scored for Fabio…
Uefa to investigate ‘racist abuse’ of England players
Uefa has confirmed it will investigate the alleged racist abuse directed towards England’s Ashley Young and Theo Walcott by sections of Bulgarian supporters during Friday’s…
Man United’s England youngsters ‘will form core of national side’
Manchester United new boy Ashley Young believes the club’s young stars could form the core of the England team in years to come. The 26-year-old,…
Fifa vice-president Jack Warner resigns from all posts
[HTML1] Suspended Fifa vice-president Jack Warner has resigned from all his positions in international football, the world governing body has confirmed. The 68-year-old, who along…
Stuart Pearce warns England Under-21s of Ukraine threat
[HTML1] Stuart Pearce has warned his England Under-21 side not to underestimate Ukraine when the two nations meet tonight. England scraped a 1-1 draw with…
Sepp Blatter insists Fifa is ready to clean up its act
As a group of Fifa employees scurried furiously around the Zurich Hallenstadion to prepare the stage for newly re-elected Sepp Blatter’s victory news conference, one…
Sepp Blatter re-elected unopposed as Fifa president
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has been re-elected unopposed for a fourth four-year term, pledging “radical” reforms at world football’s governing body. Blatter, who has held…
Sepp Blatter confirms change to World Cup voting process
The host countries of future World Cups will be decided by all of Fifa’s 208 member associations, Sepp Blatter has revealed. – Sepp Blatter on…
Fifa election gets green light as FA’s complaints are rejected
Sepp Blatter is on the verge of being re-elected as Fifa president after the FA’s bid to postpone Wednesday’s election failed. Just 17 of the…
Fifa’s future is unstable, admits president Sepp Blatter
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has vowed to fight against “dangers” threatening the future of football on the eve of the world governing body’s presidential election.…
Emirates joins sponsors in voicing concern over Fifa crisis
Emirates airline has joined other Fifa tournament sponsors in expressing its concern over the corruption allegations that are rocking world football’s governing body. Fifa president…
FA: Fifa must postpone presidential election
The Football Association has called on Fifa to postpone Wednesday’s presidential election as corruption allegations continue to rock the governing body. Fifa president Sepp Blatter,…
Crisis? Fifa is not in crisis, insists president Sepp Blatter
Sepp Blatter insists that Fifa is not in crisis but admits that the world governing body’s reputation has taken a battering in recent weeks. “Football…
Fifa president faces ethics probe amid bribe allegations
Fifa president Sepp Blatter will appear before the world governing body’s ethics committee on Sunday to answer charges that he knew about alleged cash payments.…