Ronaldo is set to tell Brazilian congressional investigators whether the national team's sponsor, Nike, coerced him to play while injured in the 1998 World Cup final.

Mick McCarthy will have a first-hand view of the World Cup as a television pundit this summer, but the Wolves manager does not believe it is the ideal stage to spot potential new signings.

Former Ireland internationals, head coaches, a World Cup-winning captain will be among RTÉ's stable of pundits for the Rugby World Cup.

FIFA ethics investigator Michael Garcia has lost his appeal against the findings which cleared Qatar and Russia to host the 2022 and 2018 World Cups.

Fernando Torres handed Spain a lift on the eve of their departure for a World Cup training camp in Austria by working with the rest of the squad for the first time since knee surgery.

The Brazilian Football Federation have confirmed Dunga has been dismissed following the country's elimination from the World Cup.

Football’s most powerful men were this morning preparing to begin the jousting to decide the number of World Cup berths for each continent.

SOUTH AFRICA’S World Cup winning coach, Jake White, pictured, has ruled himself out of the running to succeed Eddie O’Sullivan as Ireland head coach.

THE International Rugby Board has been warned there is a “serious risk” of the global game “going backwards” if the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand is a commercial failure.

Billy Stickland of Inpho has picked his favourite pictures from the Rugby World Cup in Japan.

Sven-Goran Eriksson reiterated his belief England will triumph in their World Cup quarter-final against Portugal.

Veteran coach Luis Aragones has signed a contract extension that will see him remain in charge of Spain until the end of the 2008 European Championships.

Brian Ashton has retained the team that sent Australia crashing out of the World Cup for Saturday’s semi-final against France.

England striker Michael Owen expects to go to the World Cup “100% fit”.

New Zealand World Cup winner Brad Thorn admitted he is eager to get involved with Leinster as they continue their quest for Heineken Cup and RaboDirect PRO12 glory.

Hat-trick hero Lionel Messi saved Argentina's World Cup dreams.

The Qatar 2022 organising committee said the much-vaunted cooling technology will keep the pitch at a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius.

BBC director general Mark Thompson today defended the Panorama exposé of alleged bribery at FIFA which has been accused of damaging England’s chances of hosting the World Cup.

Marco Botti is looking forward to running Gitano Hernando in the Dubai World Cup following the four-year-old’s easy victory at Lingfield.