Former Italian World Cup winner Marco Tardelli is backing Inter Milan to win Irish fans over when they line out in the upcoming Dublin Super Cup.

Jose Antonio Reyes has received a boost ahead of the FA Cup final by being named in the Spain squad for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers.

FIFA will hand out 120,000 free tickets to South Africans for the 2010 World Cup.

Georgia have played down reports that a financial crisis could force them to withdraw from next month’s Rugby World Cup, despite the union’s president making a televised appeal for help.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter will make a personal visit to 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar to express concerns over the treatment of migrant workers.

Phil Neville's England have won their Women's World Cup quarter-final against Norway to set up a semi-final against either the hosts France or the current world champions USA.

Australia coach Eddie Jones praised England as the best team in the world - “by a minute” – after Jonny Wilkinson’s drop-goal second from the end of extra-time settled the World Cup final.

Ireland Head Coach Mark Aston has announced his 24-man squad for the upcoming Rugby League World Cup.

Keith Wood has described Ireland’s repeated failure to progress beyond the World Cup quarter-finals as “a horrible and embarrassing statistic”.

Eddie Jones will look to emulate James Bond by making England “bulletproof” at the right time in preparation for navigating the 2019 World Cup’s most punishing group.

Premier League referees would all welcome the immediate introduction of goal-line technology, according to former top official Dermot Gallagher.

Stephen Larkham believes his move to Edinburgh will ensure he heads into his final World Cup without any distractions.

World records tumbled as Australia annihilated American Samoa 31-0 in an Oceania World Cup qualifier.

HAVING laboured as fourth seeds in the current Euro 2008 campaign, the Republic of Ireland are set to move up a rung in the qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Rihanna showed her support for Germany in last night's FIFA World Cup final clash with Argentina.

Major sponsors Coca-Cola have described the ongoing controversy surrounding FIFA as “distressing and bad for the sport” as the saga rumbles on.

NEXT year's Golf World Cup will be held at the new Arnold Palmer-designed Victoria Club at Vilamoura in the Algarve.

JAPAN will bid to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup and so take the tournament outside the sport’s traditional strongholds for the first time.