Alex Ferguson has admitted he will move in for Italy defender Alessandro Nesta once the World Cup is over.

Mbo Mpenza has been ruled out of Belgium's pre-World Cup friendly against a local all-star team.

Kieron Dyer has been handed the chance to resurrect his World Cup hopes after Sven-Goran Eriksson tonight summoned him to join up with the England squad to prove his fitness.

Australia and Queensland Reds full-back Chris Latham has been linked with a move to Munster after this year’s World Cup.

Celtic striker Henrik Larsson has assured Hoops fans he is not suffering from World Cup burn-out.

Jose Antonio Camacho believes Spain can cope without Raul if the player is forced to miss their World Cup quarter-final.

Brazil captain Cafu’s record-breaking exploits may not have had the same publicity as Ronaldo’s but the 36-year-old skipper admits that collective success for the world champions is more important than individual landmarks.

English rugby chiefs today unveiled their plans to stage the 2007 World Cup.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes a Premiership winter break would improve England’s chances of international success.

The Qatar 2022 World Cup bid committee has denied all allegations of wrong-doing after allegations of widespread corruption during the bidding process.

FIFA are investigating allegations that two officials offered to sell their votes in the contest to host the 2018 World Cup.

Holland captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst has admitted he could hardly have dreamed that his last competitive match would be the World Cup final.

PERSONALITY clashes and personal problems either did not exist or did not have any bearing on Ireland’s awful performance at the Rugby World Cup, a management consultants’ investigation has found.

The Australian Cricket team won the World Cup yesterday - at home, no less - as they took a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in the World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

JAY-JAY OKOCHA has confirmed he will represent Nigeria in the African Nations Cup in January - then quit international football at 32.

It's Ireland's best ranking since before the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Manchester United midfielder Adnan Januzaj will be included in Belgium’s preliminary World Cup squad, head coach Marc Wilmots has confirmed.

Rugby World Cup history will be made tomorrow when the draw for France 2007 takes place in Dublin.

Fulham have signed Japanese World Cup star Junichi Inamoto, according to reports.

The head of Fifa’s audit and compliance committee has reportedly claimed Russia and Qatar could lose the right to host the World Cup if evidence emerges of bribery in the bidding processes.