The Football Association are facing an urgent need to refinance their Wembley debt after the new national stadium lost a reported £22m (€27.6m) in its first year of operation.

England’s bid for the 2018 World Cup will focus on developing the game across the world and will cost an estimated £15m (€18m), the Football Association’s board members were told today.

England’s bid for the 2018 World Cup gathers momentum today when the FA board meet to decide on the structure of the campaign.

England’s bid for the 2018 World Cup will gather momentum tomorrow when the FA board meet to decide on the structure of the campaign.

Lewis Hamilton has been subjected to racial abuse by spectators during a pre-season test in Spain.

ENGLAND need to improve their image around the world if they are to have any hope of winning the right to stage the2018 World Cup.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter will meet British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today with a potential bid by England for the 2018 World Cup top of the agenda.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter will meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown tomorrow with a potential bid by England for the 2018 World Cup top of the agenda.

ENGLAND and Russia may be going head-to-head on Wednesday on the football pitch but the two countries are also set to be the main European protagonists in bidding for the 2018 World Cup.

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he is determined to clear his name as closes in on taking control of Manchester City.

Damon Hill is confident “sense will prevail” over the future of the British Grand Prix.

The Premier League insist they are prepared to take part in talks over foreign ownership of clubs with the British government.

UEFA have come under increasing pressure to take action after Serbia Under-21 players were accused of racist abuse in the European Championship clash against England.

Five Premier League clubs have been named by Lord Stevens in his final report into top-flight transfers.

UEFA president Michel Platini has denied Liverpool fans are the worst-behaved in Europe while his organisation's spokesman William Gaillard has been called a "clown" by the Anfield club's co-owner Tom Hicks.

Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks has blasted UEFA’s claims that the club’s fans are the worst-behaved in Europe, with the American claiming their spokesman William Gaillard “doesn’t know what he’s talking about”.

Steven Gerrard has blasted UEFA for labelling Liverpool fans the worst in Europe and laid the blame for the problems at the Champions League final in Athens firmly at their door.

Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry insists UEFA should focus on their own shortcomings in their organisation of the Champions League final rather than trying to “deflect attention” on to Reds fans by branding them as the worst behaved in Europe.

A UEFA report which will be presented to Britain's sports minister Richard Caborn tomorrow will brand Liverpool fans the worst in Europe.

LIVERPOOL supporters have been branded the worst in Europe in a UEFA report which will be presented to Sports Minister Richard Caborn tomorrow.

The Football Association have voted to accept the biggest reform of the governing body in their 144-year history.

PREMIER LEAGUE chief executive Richard Scudamore has held talks with Wigan chairman Dave Whelan after the sportswear supremo called on him to resign over the Carlos Tevez affair.

English Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has held showdown talks with Wigan chairman Dave Whelan after the sportswear supremo called on him to resign over the Carlos Tevez affair.

The race to take control of Leeds could be decided at a creditors’ meeting early next month.

Leeds United’s administrators are expecting several parties keen on taking control at Elland Road to step up their bids this week.

The drawn-out sale of British state-owned horseracing bookmaker the Tote looked to have suffered a further delay today after a crucial Government meeting on the £400m (€588.75m) deal was cancelled.

Wednesday’s confrontations between Manchester United fans and police inside the Stadio Olimpico have created a “diplomatic issue”, according to the Italian media.

UEFA last night confirmed they have received a protest from Lille about Ryan Giggs’ controversial winner in Manchester United’s 1-0 Champions League victory.

British minister for sport Richard Caborn has called on Barclays Premiership clubs to reduce their ticket prices.

Chief executive Peter Kenyon wants Chelsea to be the number one club in the world inside the next seven years.

Racing in the UK will continue to be funded by the Levy Board, the British government has announced.

Sports Minister Richard Caborn has claimed growing commercialisation in football threatens its long-term future.

Premier League clubs will discover in the new year whether they will be allowed to have online betting companies as their shirt sponsors.

Major reforms of football have moved a step closer after European sports ministers agreed to a raft of proposals including controls on how much clubs can pay for players’ wages and transfers.

A major Manchester United fans’ group has accused Red Devils owner Malcolm Glazer (pictured) of totally ignoring a letter from Richard Caborn requesting a meeting between the American and supporters opposed to his takeover.

Tottenham and England striker Jermain Defoe insists referee Steve Bennett would had red-carded him if he had been guilty of biting Javier Mascherano during the 1-0 victory over West Ham.

British sports minister Richard Caborn has urged the Football Association to look at the video evidence of Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe's bite on West Ham midfielder Javier Mascherano.

Football banning orders have been slapped on a record number of hooligans in the UK.

West Ham’s possible move to the 2012 Olympic Stadium hinges on one of the two takeover bids for the club being successful.

Clubs could face limits on how much they can spend on players’ wages and transfers under a plan being considered by the game’s leaders and European sports ministers.

Football Association chief executive Brian Barwick believes Soho Square officials have been unfairly criticised for Wembley Stadium not being completed on time.

FIFA have told the English and Belgian Football Associations they must investigate Arsenal’s relationship with Beveren before the game’s world governing body can become involved in the matter.

A review of European football will back efforts to limit the number of foreign players in English football when it is published tomorrow.

Racing’s future funding and structure were the subject of an “extremely constructive meeting” between the Minister for Sport Richard Caborn MP and representatives from all aspects of the industry.