Remi Garde could have taken charge of his last game as Aston Villa manager, with an exit around the corner.

FA chairman Greg Dyke has written to every Fifa executive committee member calling for "urgent action" to ensure ethics investigator Michael Garcia’s report into World Cup bidding is published in full.

Theo Walcott looks likely to escape any punishment from the Football Association for his gesture towards Tottenham fans during Saturday’s FA Cup third-round tie between the two north London rivals.

England defender Kyle Walker will not face any disciplinary action after he was pictured taking nitrous oxide, the Football Association has confirmed.

FIFA is to be urged by its new anti-discrimination task force to pressure World Cup hosts Qatar and Russia to relax their anti-gay laws.

Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has warned a summer World Cup in Qatar would be more than inconvenient – it would be dangerous too.

Gareth Southgate is the overwhelming bookmakers’ favourite to replace Stuart Pearce as England Under-21s manager.

England boss Roy Hodgson wants David Beckham to stay close to football after the country’s most-capped outfielder announced his retirement.

Racist and homophobic abuse by players will carry a minimum five-match ban from next season, the Football Association has announced.

David Beckham will retire from football at the end of this season.

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John Terry was at the centre of another storm after snubbing Football Association chairman David Bernstein’s handshake.

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Inter Milan are certain to escape with just a fine for the racist abuse some fans aimed at Tottenham players, according to the head of European football’s anti-discrimination body FARE.

The chief superintendent of the Metropolitan Police’s Public Order branch, Mick Johnson, says his force is working closely with football clubs at tackling racism in the light of further allegations which surfaced last night.

Clubs will face sanctions for failing to deal with racism by players, coaches or their fans, under football’s new anti-discrimination drive.

Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry has been charged by the Football Association as a result of his conduct in Sunday’s derby defeat at home to United.

Greater Manchester Police today confirmed nine people had been charged in connection with trouble at yesterday’s Manchester derby.

England and Scotland could go head to head in a battle to host the Euro 2020 final after UEFA announced they will stage the tournament in up to 13 cities across the continent, with the FAI indicating that they will bid to host some games at Aviva Stadium.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter today announced a $500,000 (€390,000) grant to the new national football centre at St George’s Park – evidence of a thawing in the previously frosty relations with the Football Association.

Football Association chairman David Bernstein today hit back at claims that the governing body is “institutionally racist”.

Players’ chief Gordon Taylor has announced a six-point action plan to deal with racism in football after criticism from some members.

Football Association chairman David Bernstein has called on disenchanted players not to form a breakaway union and revealed the governing body will review its sanctions for racial abuse in the wake of the John Terry case.

John Terry will not lose the Chelsea captaincy, chairman Bruce Buck confirmed today.

England left-back Ashley Cole has been fined £90,000 (€110,000) over his foul-mouthed Twitter attack on the Football Association.

Because I was unfortunately unavailable owing to Irish Examiner duties, the admirable BBC chief foreign correspondent Lyse Doucet stepped in to give the Royal Television Society’s Huw Wheldon lecture the other night on the rise of social media and its increasing relevance to broadcast journalism.

England head coach Roy Hodgson is relieved Ashley Cole has made peace with Football Association chairman David Bernstein after his Twitter outburst against football’s governing body in this country, whom he described as “a bunch of t****”.

England boss Roy Hodgson today expressed his relief that Ashley Cole personally apologised to Football Association chairman David Bernstein for his offensive Twitter message.

Football Association chairman David Bernstein has revealed that Ashley Cole apologised to him personally last night over his offensive Twitter message.

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.

Manager Brendan Rodgers ended a difficult week on a positive note as Liverpool fought back to claim just their second point of the season at Sunderland.

Hillsborough families yesterday welcomed the Football Association’s apology to all those affected by the disaster — but said it should have been made years ago.

Football Association David Bernstein today offered "a full and unreserved apology" to all those affected by the Hillsborough disaster in England.

Alex Ferguson has once again reminded Manchester United’s players to beware how they use Twitter.

The Football Association will aim to wrap up Rio Ferdinand's improper conduct charge before the new Premier League season is launched on August 18.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has confirmed he supports the decision to send Michel Morganella back to Switzerland for making a racist Tweet.

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.

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand has refused to join the condemnation of brother Rio's omission from England's Euro 2012 squad.

Manchester United have accepted an apology from Manchester City over a controversial placard held up by Carlos Tevez during their title celebrations.

West Brom are already searching for Roy Hodgson’s successor even though England’s new head coach will remain in charge for the final two games of the domestic season.

Roy Hodgson was appointed as England manager yesterday and given just 40 days and 40 nights to lead an under-delivering team out of the international wilderness and into the Euro 2012 limelight.

New England manager Roy Hodgson has called for supporters to back the national side.