World Cup

Fabio Capello has confirmed that Rio Ferdinand will captain England for Montenegro’s visit to Wembley tomorrow night

Wayne Rooney believes the England national team would benefit from the introduction of a winter break in the Premier League

Darren Fletcher believes Mexican forward Javier Hernández will develop into an Old Trafford great after a promising start to his Manchester United career

Thierry Henry may have denied Ireland the chance to shine at the World Cup in South Africa this summer but at the under-17 female equivalent in Trinidad and Tobago the Irish girls are injecting pride back into the nation

Ireland will host a friendly against Uruguay in March of next year, the FAI revealed on Thursday

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has revealed the governing body will consider both scrapping extra-time and reintroducing the ‘golden goal’ rule to promote free-flowing football at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil

Italy midfielder Mauro Camoranesi has been handed a $50,000 fine for a tackle that injured an opponent during a match in Argentina 16 years ago

Fabio Capello has conceded that his England players are suffering from low confidence after the World Cup, and admitted he does not yet know how to remedy the issue

Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil says it would be a ‘dream’ to play in the Premier League following intense speculation over his future

A host of Premier League clubs have moved to ban vuvuzelas in stadia ahead of the new season

New Barcelona president Sandro Rosell insists Cesc Fabregas will join the Spanish champions, but admits the transfer may not take place this summer

Ryan Giggs is determined to reclaim the Premier League title with Manchester United in the forthcoming season

CescFabregas says he is “desperate” to play in the World Cup final against the Netherlands despite only making three appearances for Spain in South Africa

John Delaney, the Football Association of Ireland’s chief executive, will remain in his position after accepting a new five-year contract

Manchester United will take on an Airtricity League XI in the first-ever match at the recently-completed Aviva Stadium in Dublin

Urugyay striker Diego Forlán has insisted his team are ready to face the Netherlands in the first of the World Cup semi-finals tonight

The managing director of Hawk-Eye Innovations has offered to install goal-line technology in every Premier League ground free of charge if his company were to be allowed to sell the sponsorship rights of the system.

Africa’s inaugural World Cup has produced 123 goals in 56 matches, translating to an average of just over two goals per game

Manchester City have agreed a deal with Valencia to sign highly-rated midfielder David Silva on a four-year deal

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