World Cup

Giovanni Trapattoni believes England are one of the favourites to win next summer’s European championships – but the Republic of Ireland manager remains confident his…

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…

A fourth substitution in extra-time and the clarification of the offside rule were two of the proposals put forward by Fifa’s Task Force Football 2014…

Fifa’s reputation took yet another battering on Tuesday after the governing body was hit with fresh corruption allegations that six of its executive members sought…

John Terry admits he may not have the backing of all England supporters following his reinstatement as captain – but insists he has the full…

Fabio Capello has risked alienating his England squad with his decision to restore John Terry as permanent captain. Rio Ferdinand took over as skipper after…

Tickets for this year’s Uefa Champions League final at Wembley are set to go on sale next Thursday – but they will be most expensive in the tournament’s history

Bath have announced the signing of England centre Dan Hipkiss on a two-year deal from Leicester Tigers

Ajax are keen not to sell Luis Suárez to Liverpool after a spokesman for the Dutch club accused the Reds of “lacking respect” in their pursuit of the striker

Gareth Bale will not be allowed to play for Team GB at the 2012 London Olympics despite declaring an interest in participating in the event

Manager Harry Redknapp remains optimistic that Tottenham can sign David Beckham on loan in the next 24 hours

Jose Mourinho admits he is unlikely to be able to better his achievements as Inter Milan manager with Real Madrid after he was named as the Fifa World Coach of the Year on Monday

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has been named as the World Player of the Year for the second year running after the Argentine won the inaugural Fifa Ballon d’Or Award for 2010

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has joked that gay people “should refrain from sexual activities” at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

Barcelona players swept aside the competition for this year’s Fifa Ballon d’Or award after Lionel Messi, Xavi and Andres Iniesta were named as the final nominees for the prize

A clue pointing towards England’s impending World Cup bid doom was coded in Fifa president Sepp Blatter’s speech as he addressed an audience gripped with anticipation in Zurich on Thursday afternoon

Qatar 2022 bid chairman Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al-Thani hailed Fifa’s “bold” decision to give his country the right to stage the tournament and said the event will help dispel global misconceptions about the Middle Eastern state

Bayern Munich have no plans to sell midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger despite rumoured interest from Chelsea and Manchester United

Barcelona have agreed a €3m fee with PSV Eindhoven to sign Ibrahim Afellay, the highly-rated Holland midfielder, in January

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres insists he never doubted his own ability despite enduring a difficult start to the season

England’s 2018 World Cup bid has filed a complaint with FIFA after the head of Russia’s rival campaign made derogatory comments about London’s crime rate and alcohol problems