Mark McGhee does not see any weaknesses in the Germany team but is optimistic about Scotland’s chances in their 2016 European Championship clash next Sunday.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has indicated his desire to expand the World Cup finals format from 32 to 48 teams.

NELSON MANDELA pulled out of the opening ceremony of the World Cup following the death of his great-granddaughter in a car crash.

Australian rugby league star Andrew Johns is reportedly considering a switch to rugby union, lured by the prospect of squaring up against Jonny Wilkinson at the 2007 World Cup.

FIFA today dashed the Republic of Ireland’s hopes of replaying their World Cup qualifying play-off with France.

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FIFA has confirmed it will formally discuss expanding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar from 32 to 48 teams at its pre-Russia 2018 congress on June 13 in Moscow.

Franz Beckenbauer insisted yesterday he was ready to answer questions from Fifa about an investigation into World Cup bidding by June 27 and believed that should remove any justification for its 90-day ban on him.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter is facing calls to step down amid allegations that corrupt payments were made to help Qatar win the competition to host the 2022 World Cup.

Multiple Group One winner and top-class sire Singspiel has been put down at the age of 18.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter expects England to put forward a “strong” bid to host the 2018 World Cup.

After the most public of auditions, Stuart Lancaster will be interviewed by the RFU today for the full-time position of England head coach.

FOOTBALL's world governing body FIFA have given the all-clear to the FAI to continue using temporary seating at Lansdowne Road for the Republic of Ireland's home qualifying ties for the 2006 World Cup.

IRISH sports fans are putting together a new version of the Green Army to bowl over the opposition at the Cricket World Cup in Jamaica this March.

France playmaker Zinedine Zidane has been handed a three-match ban and a fine for his World Cup final head-butt on Italy defender Marco Materazzi who himself has been suspended for two games and fined for provoking the incident.

An elbow problem has forced Nick Faldo to withdraw from the England team for next week’s WGC – EMC² World Cup at Vista Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Robert Heffernan and Olive Loughnane will lead the Irish teams for the European Race Walking Cup in Miskolc, Hungary, on Saturday, May 21.