The three highest paid team managers at World Cup 2014 have headed home after the group stages, proving pay is no indicator of performance.

Fifa doesn’t allow non-rights holders such as Sky Sports access to any of its World Cup media centres, but a broadcasting colossus like Chris Kamara doesn’t need that kind of mollycoddling to make an impact in Brazil.

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Tim Sherwood is to take charge of Tottenham in an interim role after Spurs sacked Andre Villas-Boas as manager.

Fabio Capello, Glenn Hoddle and Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino have emerged as contenders for the vacant Tottenham manager’s position after Spurs sacked Andre Villas-Boas yesterday.

Tottenham have confirmed the sacking of manager Andre Villas-Boas.

Martin Paterson's first-half header ended Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill's long wait for a victory as his side recorded a well-earned win over Russia at Windsor Park.

Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill faces a late change of plan ahead of tonight’s World Cup qualifier against Russia, with Kyle Lafferty missing out with an Achilles injury.

Russia coach Fabio Capello has dismissed suggestions he has been sounded out about the possibility of replacing Rafael Benitez at Chelsea.

David Beckham is to leave the Los Angeles Galaxy after next month's MLS Cup - with speculation surrounding his next move already gathering pace.

Former England midfielder David Beckham is to leave the Los Angeles Galaxy after next month’s MLS Cup.

It didn’t take long for people to start picking holes in Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s miracle goal.

What a difference ten months can make – and especially when they include a dismal experience at the finals of the European Championship.

John Terry will today go head to head with the FA after taking the “heart-breaking” decision to end his England career.

John Terry sensationally ended his England career last night.

Portugal manager Paulo Bento will be forced to field a weakened backline in tomorrow’s friendly against Panama at the Estádio Algarve after central defenders Pepe and Bruno Alves pulled out through injury.

Fabio Capello was “p***ed off” with the events leading to his departure as England coach and is adamant he could have taken the team further than successor Roy Hodgson at Euro 2012.

Fabio Capello has one simple aim after being announced as Russia’s new head coach — qualify for the 2014 World Cup.

Former Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy has ruled himself out of the running to become the new Nottingham Forest manager after holding initial talks with the club.

Fabio Capello has been named as Russia’s new manager – with the former England boss set to complete the formalities of his move to Moscow in the next few days.

Footballer John Terry has been cleared of hurling a racist obscenity at Anton Ferdinand. Here are some of the highs and lows of his career.

Former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp appears not to have ruled out the possibility of becoming manager of Russia.

Former England boss Fabio Capello and Harry Redknapp have been included on a wish list of candidates to become the new Russia manager.

Fabio Capello has not been contacted about the Russia job but would consider any proposal, according to his agent.

Germany coach Joachim Löw has revealed Bastian Schweinsteiger is fully fit and ready to start tonight’s Euro 2012 semi-final against Italy.

England manager Roy Hodgson has dismissed predecessor Fabio Capello’s comments about Wayne Rooney as “cheap”.

Manchester City’s Italian coach Roberto Mancini has given Italy boss Cesare Prandelli tips on how to beat England in Euro 2012’s quarter-final showdown on Sunday, and warned that Mario Balotelli could be the decisive factor in the game.

Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci was coy last night about being nominated as a mentor to Mario Balotelli in the build-up to Sunday’s Euro 2012 quarter-final against England.

Roy Hodgson’s honeymoon period as England manager is still in full swing, in fact it has barely made it out of its luxury hotel suite and is still lounging dreamily on its novelty water bed after four promising results.

In fairness, the question was posed by a man from China, who has not had many opportunities to ask.

Daniel Levy has been responsible for many things in 10 years as Tottenham’s chairman, but he probably never expected to have inverted Karl Marx’s famous phrase about history repeating itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

Cast your mind back to June 2010 when England had just completed the opening game of the World Cup with a 1-1 draw against the USA. All is doom and gloom back in Blighty, and while the peasants may not be totally revolting, the players are close to mutiny. Fabio Capello’s previously unblemished reputation is about to be torn to tatters, while the split in the England camp between John Terry and Steven Gerrard’s factions threatens to destabilise the whole campaign.

Roy Hodgson has been a student of football management for the best part of 36 years, ever since the days when, complete with 1970s mullet haircut, he started his first coaching role at Halmstad in Sweden and toured the world to study other coaches in action.

Polish hero returns home

Roy Hodgson or Harry Redknapp? Sober tactician or wise-cracking rabble-rouser? Cosmopolitan technocrat or salt-of-the-earth motivator? The question is largely irrelevant, or certainly less important than the far bigger issue of why on earth England found themselves in the position of appointing a manager six weeks before a major tournament.

What channel to watch? Who has hired the bluffers and who has the gems? Des O’Driscoll tunes television viewers into Euro 2012

Wayne Rooney’s biggest battle at Euro 2012 will be to stop himself becoming bored while he serves a two-match suspension, according to former Republic of Ireland midfielder Roy Keane.

On a day when rumours that Fabio Capello could become the next manager of Chelsea no matter what the result in this weekend’s Champions League final reached a crescendo in Milan, the current Italian incumbent at Stamford Bridge made sure he gave absolutely nothing away about his own future.

Roy Keane has warned that Ireland’s inability to keep possession for long periods means Giovanni Trapattoni’s men could struggle to make an impact in the European Championships next month.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has criticised the Football Association for allowing speculation about the England manager's job rumble on for almost three months.

On the face of it, swapping Capello for Hodgson and telling the latter to wing it after a few weeks’ preparation might not seem the smartest route to Euro glory.

Harry Redknapp insists he holds no grudges against Roy Hodgson, even though the West Brom boss is set to inherit the England role he craved.

Barring an unexpected hitch, Roy Hodgson will become the new England manager after it was confirmed last night that the Football Association had been granted permission to speak with the West Brom boss.