Japan have withdrawn from this summer’s Copa America after they were unable to secure the release of both domestic and foreign-based players for the competition, the Japan Football Association have announced.

Jack Warner has broken his silence on the 2018 World Cup vote and pinned the blame for England's defeat squarely at the door of the media investigations into FIFA.

FIFA WILL examine the Premier League’s controversial plan to hold some matches overseas, the world governing body’s president, Sepp Blatter, announced yesterday.

Irish fans have been described as the best in the business by World Cup organisers.