Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter believes the 2026 World Cup should be awarded to Morocco this summer, not the joint North American bid from the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Ireland’s women cricketers are through to the Super Six stage of the Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Sri Lanka following India’s emphatic nine-wicket win over Zimbabwe.

Welshman Nigel Owens will referee next weekend’s World Cup final at Twickenham, according to New Zealand All Blacks selector Grant Fox.

Stephen Hunt has said that the Republic of Ireland are a "little bit disappointed" at their failure to win last night's World Cup qualifier against Italy at Croke Park after Sean St Ledger's dramatic late goal.

Arsenal have completed the signing of Brazilian World Cup winner Gilberto Silva from Atletico Mineiro.

The Republic of Ireland will face either Iran or the United Arab Emirates in a play-off for a place in next summer’s World Cup finals in Japan and South Korea.

Former Ireland international Joy Neville received the World Rugby Referee of the Year award in Monte Carlo last Sunday after a memorable 2017 which included officiating the Women's Rugby World Cup final and becoming the first woman to take charge of a men's international fixture when Norway hosted Denmark last month.

Impressionist Conor Moore is back and this time he's talking all things World Cup!

THE 2014 World Cup will be played in a South American country as part of FIFA’s policy to rotate the finals around the continents .

FIFA are to warn countries bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups that they are banned from doing deals for votes with other nations.

FIFA have launched a disciplinary investigation into complaints that England striker Emile Heskey was subjected to racist abuse during last week’s World Cup qualifier in Croatia.

Welsh World Cup player Bradley Dredge shared the lead following the first round of the Volvo China Open today – after not knowing he would even be allowed into the country until Tuesday night.

MARTIN JOHNSON views today’s Ireland game as the perfect launch-pad for England’s campaign in New Zealand, which begins against Argentina on September 10.

FIFA want a speedy investigation to ensure Lord Triesman’s recorded claims about corruption in football are just “crazy allegations”, the world governing body’s general secretary Jerome Valcke said today.

A whistleblower claims she was targeted by Qataris after making corruption allegations against the Qatar 2022 World Cup bid.

Belgium’s World Cup squad were welcomed as heroes in Brussels yesterday, after achieving their best-ever World Cup result in Russia, and were rewarded with the country’s national dish: A bowl of chips.

Marcello Lippi admits Italy’s World Cup triumph surpasses all his other football victories.

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard has taken time out from preparing for the FA Cup final to insist that England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson “isn’t crazy” to have picked 17-year-old Theo Walcott for the World Cup.

Ireland have the opportunity to book a place in the World Cup finals in Japan and Korea next year if they can overcome Iran in the Azadi stadium in Tehran this afternoon.