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Spain still riding high a year on from W glory

Spain are cruising through Euro 2012 qualifying and will be firm favourites to retain their title.

France beat Nigeria in women`s World Cup

France opened their 2011 women`s World Cup with a hard-earned 1-0 victory over Nigeria thanks to Mar...

World Cup feel as big guns meet in feast of friendlies

Matches that look like a set of World Cup ties highlight a night of international soccer friendlies.

FIFA to announce World Cup bid probe outcome

FIFA is due to announce on Thursday the outcome of its probe into corruption and collusion allegatio...

Russia needs World Cup more than rivals - Mutko

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko believes his country needs the 2018 World Cup more than any of ...

World Cup bids picture clearer as U.S. focuses on 2022

The World Cup will definitely return to Europe in 2018 while the 2022 tournament will now be held in...

England 2018 World Cup bid team hires Octopus Paul

Paul has been appointed as an ambassador to England`s bid to host the 2018 World Cup.

European World Cup flops look to bright new dawn

France and England had World Cup campaigns to forget and tomorrow both set out on what they hope is ...

Let`s get back to football, says new France coach Blanc

After weeks of heated discussions following France`s World Cup fiasco, new national team coach Laure...

Maradona to be offered new contract next week

Diego Maradona will be offered a new deal to be the coach of the national team till the next World C...

Where Have All The Football Fans Gone?

It is time for FIFA to introspect what the World Cup really means? Is it only a tournament of 32 tea...

World Cup kicks Twitter "tweets" to record high

World Cup football kicked the number of "tweets" fired off at the micro-blogging service to a record...

Twitter warns of possible outages during World Cup football

Twitter has warned of possible outages due to heavy traffic during World Cup football.

World Cup: Pele eyes Spain challenge to Brazil

Football great Pele has singled out Brazil and Spain as the strongest teams at the World Cup, yet wa...

Portugal friendly win clouded by Nani misery

Portugal scored all their goals in the second half of a comfortable 3-0 World Cup warm-up victory ov...

Extra 100,000 seats at World Cup, says FIFA

The number of seats at the World Cup has jumped by 100,000 to more than three million and 97 percent...

FIFA scolds Brazil over delays in 2014 World Cup preparations

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke strongly criticised Brazil over delays in preparations for the ...

Putin signs guarantees for Russia`s 2018 World Cup bid

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has signed all government guarantees for Russia`s bid for the 2018 Wor...

Argentina either World Cup winners or first home: Ardiles

Argentina are as likely to win the 2010 World Cup in South Africa as they are to be knocked out in t...

Al Qaeda threatens to attack World Cup Football finals

Al-Qaeda`s North African branch has threatened to attack the World Cup Football finals in South Afri...

England`s world revolves around Wayne but United keep mum

As a nation held its collective breath for news of England forward Wayne Rooney`s big World Cup inju...

Houghton wants India take cue from US, bid for 2022 World Cup

National coach Bob Houghton said time has come for India to start building world class football stad...

Beckham undergoes surgery, set to miss World Cup

England`s David Beckham is set to miss this year`s World Cup despite undergoing successful surgery o...

Spain, England and Argentina lifted by wins

World Cup title hopefuls Spain, England and Argentina seized morale-boosting victories in warm-up ma...

Capello happy with England`s World Cup base

England are happy with their proposed World Cup base, coach Fabio Capello said on Tuesday, amid medi...

S.Koreans can claim World Cup place in Tokyo, says coach

Next month`s East Asian soccer championships will be no gentle run-out for South Korea`s players aft...

Fans can combine World Cup with safari

Fans at next year`s World Cup will have the chance to witness not only the fierce struggle for socce...

Australia`s World Cup bid faces opposition at home

Australia`s ambitious bid to host the soccer World Cup could be scuppered by an escalating row with ...

FIFA unveils new, improved World Cup ball

FIFA unveiled the official ball for next year`s World Cup Friday, with the makers billing it as the ...

World Cup draw set to roll in Cape Town

The battle-lines for the first World Cup on African soil will be laid down on Friday when the draw i...

Henry hand-ball not withstanding, FIFA rules out ref aids for World Cup

World governing body FIFA on Wednesday ruled out the introduction of both video technology and goal-...

New book `Soccernomics` busts myths about the game

Prepare to be disappointed, South Africans. One of the world`s leading sports economists says you`re...

Ireland appeal to FIFA for 33rd World Cup spot

Ireland have appealed to world governing body FIFA to be allowed to compete as a 33rd team in next y...

Factbox: Second round venues for 2010 World Cup

The World Cup draw on Friday will decide when and where the 32 teams will play and who their opponen...

`Hand of Shame` sparks debate on cheating, replays

Irish soccer officials accused Thierry Henry of damaging the integrity of the game when he blatantly...

France will start from scratch against Ireland: Domenech

France will start from scratch at home to Ireland on Wednesday despite holding a 1-0 lead from their...

Excitement building in NZ ahead of World Cup qualifier

New Zealand captain Ryan Nelsen and coach Ricki Herbert are failing miserably in their attempt to ho...

France overlook Vieira for World Cup playoff

France will be without captain Patrick Vieira for their World Cup playoff against Ireland on Nov. 14...

Portugal`s World Cup turnaround almost complete

Portugal look likely to complete a remarkable World Cup recovery when a home victory over Malta will...

Rooney out of England`s final qualifier, Foster called up

England striker Wayne Rooney will miss the team`s final World Cup qualifier against Belarus due to a...

Rooney hopes Portugal fail to qualify for 2010 World Cup

England striker Wayne Rooney has said he hopes former Manchester United team mate Cristiano Ronaldo ...

England see £3 billion benefit from winning 2018 Cup bid

The World Cup would benefit England by at least $5 billion (3 billion pounds) if the country was cho...

Portugal call up striker Edinho

Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz has added Malaga striker Edinho to the squad for the World Cup Group O...

England and Serbia on brink of qualifying

England and Serbia will clinch their places in next year`s World Cup if they win their qualifying ma...

Spain can and will get better, Torres says

European champions Spain still have room to improve and will get better before next year`s World Cup...

England`s Terry can`t wait to qualify for World Cup

England are looking forward to the prospect of sealing a place in the 2010 World Cup when they face ...

FIFA plans marathon trips for World Cup fans

Fans could face 17-hour round trips to see one match at the World Cup next year under a plan aimed a...

Tequila time for Mexico coach Aguirre after win over US

Javier Aguirre`s ability to turn around Mexico`s fortunes in World Cup qualifying was reinforced wit...

England good enough to win 2010 FIFA World Cup: John Terry

England and Chelsea FC captain John Terry has said the national team is good enough to win the 2010 ...

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