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Mon 28 Dec |
| Fabio Capello, the England coach, has suggested David Beckham is assured a place in his World Cup squad if he is fit. |
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Sat 26 Dec |
| Zinedine Zidane, World Cup winner in 1998 and finalist in 2006 with France, has tipped Ivory Coast as the African team to watch in next year's World Cup finals. |
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Sat 05 Dec |
| The coach of the United States coach Bob Bradley hopes being drawn against England will help boost the profile of the game in his country. |
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Fri 04 Dec |
| England will play USA, Algeria and Slovenia in the group stages of next year's World Cup finals. |
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Fri 04 Dec |
| Nelson Mandela, the iconic anti-Apartheid protester and former South Africa president, has said he hopes next year's World Cup in his country leaves a lasting legacy for the continent. |
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Thu 03 Dec |
| Former Soccer AM pundit and celebrity Chelsea fan Tim Lovejoy believes that England have what it takes to win the World Cup in South Africa. |
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Wed 02 Dec |
| England have been confirmed among the top seeds for next year's World Cup finals. |
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Tue 01 Dec |
| Any hope the Republic of Ireland had of being allowed into next year's World Cup finals as a 33rd team has been ended by Fifa. |
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Tue 01 Dec |
| A football club trying to fight its relegation from Chile's top flight through legal action have stopped their claim after being warned it could prompt their national team to be thrown out of next year's World Cup finals. |
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Mon 30 Nov |
| The Republic of Ireland have asked to be allowed into next year's World Cup as a 33rd team. |
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Sun 29 Nov |
| Durban's 70,000 seater stadium, built to host games during next year's World Cup finals, was given a low-key opening on Sunday. |
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Sat 28 Nov |
| The Aston Villa winger Stewart Downing is confident he can work his way back into the England squad ahead of next summer's World Cup. |
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Sat 21 Nov |
| The French Football Federation have said they will not offer the Republic of Ireland a replay of their World Cup play-off second leg, finally bringing the so-called Hand of Frog affair to an end. |
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Fri 20 Nov |
| Fifa say Wednesday's World Cup play-off between France and Ireland will not be replayed, while Arsene Wenger and David Beckham are among those offering their opinions. It seems everyone wants a say on Thierry Henry's handball. |
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Fri 20 Nov |
| The Valencia forward David Villa has set his sights on becoming Spain's top scorer, as he needs 10 more goals to claim the record. |
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Thu 19 Nov |
| Fifa, the governing body of world football, have yet to decide how the World Cup final group stages will be seeded. |
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Thu 19 Nov |
| George Weah, one of the greatest African footballers of all time, has suggested the winner of next year's World Cup could come from his continent. |
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Mon 16 Nov |
| Carlos Alberto Parreira, the coach of South Africa, has suggested Benni McCarthy will ask to leave Blackburn Rovers to safeguard his World Cup spot. |
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Sun 15 Nov |
| Argentina coach Diego Maradona has been banned from football for two months. |
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Mon 12 Oct |
| Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has reassured Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez that he will not unduly risk star striker Fernando Torres. |
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Mon 12 Oct |
| The Croatia striker Ivica Olic has been ruled out of Wednesday's vital World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan after picking up a calf injury during training. |
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Mon 12 Oct |
| Roma coach Claudio Ranieri has revealed that Francesco Totti is open to the possibility of returning to the Italy squad for the World Cup. |
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Tue 15 Sep |
| The chief executive of the World Cup organising committee hopes one of Cape Town's professional clubs moves into the Green Point Stadium after next summer's tournament. |
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Tue 15 Sep |
| The Football Association have refuted claims that that England's hotel for the World Cup finals in June has already been selected. |
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Thu 10 Sep |
| Leo Beenhakker was sacked as Poland manager following Wednesday's 3-0 loss to Slovenia. |
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