News & Comment

Fabio Capello appears as relaxed as ever during England training at Royal Bafokeng yesterday

When a crisis calls for a calm head, there is no one better than Capello

James Lawton: Fabio's new contract was straightforward. He agreed it with one FA chairman, signed it with another - and remembered both their names

Inside News & Comment

Glenn Moore: Ferdinand blow cruel timing for a player who had come of age

Saturday, 5 June 2010

England captain had put chequered past behind him and taken new responsibilities in his stride

The Last Word: Why I'll be backing Netherlands to paint the World Cup orange

Saturday, 5 June 2010

Chris McGrath: Just who do we think we are – with our 44 years of hurt, our gimcrack 'golden generations', our self-pity and entitlement?

Dalglish uses legendary status to buy some time for crisis-hit club

Saturday, 5 June 2010

Chris Brereton: Putting 'King Kenny' in charge of finding a new manager will calm angry fans and reassure the players

His excuses had been exhausted, his authority lost. Benitez had to go

Friday, 4 June 2010

James Lawton: Let's be sure about one thing - few top managers have ever met with such indulgence in the face of overwhelming evidence that their team is running down

World Cup countdown: Memorable moments

Friday, 4 June 2010

The World Cup kicks off in South Africa on June 11, and in anticipation, every day until then we will be highlighting a classic World Cup moment.

Andy Cole: You have to feel for Darren Bent, Europe's unluckiest striker

Friday, 4 June 2010

Forward Thinking: Bent was the only striker in any of the big European leagues to score 20 or more league goals last season and not go to the World Cup

The ugly truth about the beautiful game

Thursday, 3 June 2010

When South Africa was chosen to host the 2010 World Cup, it was hailed as a chance to 'give something back' to Africa. But, as Alex Duval Smith reports, the biggest event on Earth will do little for the planet's poorest people

Rafael Benitez's Liverpool highs and lows

Thursday, 3 June 2010

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is rumoured to be heading for the Anfield exit.

Benitez's best buys (and Rafa's rejects)

Thursday, 3 June 2010

One of the enduring criticisms of Rafa Benitez's management is that while his first choice team is capable enough, his squad is too thin – hence the fear that without Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres, the team has little chance.