The referee who sent off Wayne Rooney during England’s World Cup quarter-final defeat by Portugal claims Sven-Goran Eriksson was baffled by the striker’s stamp on opponent Ricardo Carvalho.

Italy won the World Cup on penalties as Zinedine Zidane ended his wonderful career with a red card for a shameful headbutt.

Referee Horacio Elizondo insists Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo did not influence his decision to send off England striker Wayne Rooney in Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final.

Pop beauty Janet Jackson has sold the California beach home she once shared with her ex-husband Rene Elizondo because it held "too many bad memories".

Janet Jackson's estranged husband has filed a £7m lawsuit against the singer.