Italy coach Cesare Prandelli on Tuesday lifted the World Cup hopes of Giuseppe Rossi, Antonio Cassano, Ciro Immobile and Mattia Destro by naming them in his 30-man squad for Brazil. Prandelli is to trim his squad to 23 by June 2. Rossi only recently…
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Italian coach Alberto Zaccheroni believes his “love affair” with Japan will bear fruit at the World Cup after four roller-coaster years which has seen Asian Cup success but also intense criticism for reverses. The 61-year-old has been in charge of a…
Iran’s World Cup coach and players have hit out at the country’s football federation and kit sponsor for providing shrinking socks, boots that are too small and not enough equipment. The row has worsened tensions between coach Carlos Queiroz and the…
Greece will create a little bit of history in Brazil in June and reach the World Cup knockout stages for the first time, coach Fernando Santos has confidently predicted. The 59-year-old is stepping down after the finals but he is so confident his solid…
Manchester United interim manager Ryan Giggs says Phil Jones and Wayne Rooney will both be fit to play for England…
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has played down concerns over Brazil’s hosting of the World Cup by saying he’s never known a host nation get everything ready on time. Blatter, who was greeted by placard-wielding protesters in Hong Kong, urged people to…
Belgium’s Christian Benteke will miss the World Cup after Aston Villa confirmed their star striker has suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon. Benteke sustained the injury in training on Thursday and is expected to be sidelined for at least six months…
The greatest show on earth is looming ever closer on the horizon. The long awaited World Cup 2014 is due…
A construction worker at Sao Paulo’s troubled World Cup stadium was killed after falling from a stand on Saturday, bringing the number of deaths at the venue to three. The workman, named as Fabio Hamilton da Cruz, fell eight metres (26 feet) as he helped…
Bala Nikyu’s girls failed in their bid to grab a semi final place at the ongoing Fifa U17 Women’s World…
Brazilian security forces conducted a safety drill on Wednesday at the Mane Garrincha national stadium in the capital Brasilia ahead of the World Cup that the country is hosting in June. (March 20)
A secret Brazilian government report lists several security “risks” in having the country host the World Cup this year, including political protest and strikes, O Globo daily said. The office of President Dilma Rousseff told AFP the undated report was…
The present French side can go on and win the World Cup next year despite a third successive disappointing Six Nations campaign, said head coach Philippe Saint-Andre. The 46-year-old — who unlike his two predecessors Bernard Laporte and Marc Lievremont…
England scrum-half Danny Care believes the side’s runners-up finish in the Six Nations has prepared them well for their upcoming tour of New Zealand and a serious tilt at the World Cup on home soil next year. Stuart Lancaster’s men thrashed Italy 52…
Juan Mata hopes his club record transfer from Chelsea to Manchester United will help cement his place in the Spain World Cup squad in Brazil later this year. A lack of first-team opportunities, and concerns over his international future, prompted the…
African champions Nigeria will train in Houston in the United States for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, a top official has announced. Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi had proposed the team train in either Miami or Houston for the World Cup, but top Nigeria…
Nigeria became the first African team to qualify for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, after beating South Africa…
Noriaki Kasai, at 41 years and seven months, became the oldest ever winner of a World Cup ski jump at Tauplitz in Austria on Saturday. Kasai, fifth in last week’s Four Hills tournament, entered ski jumping’s record books by taking the ski flying leg…
Arsene Wenger says Theo Walcott’s career has been ‘unbelievable’ after the Arsenal man was ruled out of the World Cup again, this time with a knee injury.
Toby Flood’s 60-cap England career could come to an end on Thursday when Stuart Lancaster names his initial elite player squad ahead of this season’s Six Nations. Flood is set to join French giants Toulouse at the end of the campaign and, with Lancaster…