Wimbledon striker David Connolly has had a scan on a knee injury which threatens to sideline him for the start of the season.

Arsenal's Freddie Ljungberg has set himself a target of returning to first-team action after injury in mid-September.

Cameroon have suffered another blow to their World Cup preparations after ending up stranded in Thailand without a flight to get them to Japan and South Korea.

Defender Gary Breen has become Ireland’s latest injury worry after he picked up an injury during training in Tehran today.

The Irish squad touched down in Tehran last night, welcomed by a partisan gathering of thousands of Iranian supporters.

Kevin Keegan ended his seven-month absence from football today when he was named the new manager of Manchester City.

The Republic of Ireland Under-21 team will play their Estonian counter-parts in Tallinn this afternoon.

Football today mourned the death of former England international and ex-West Bromwich Albion striker, Jeff Astle at the age of 56.

Belgium came close to choking under the weight of expectation in their World Cup opener against Algeria but goals from substitutes Marouane Fellaini and Dries Mertens eventually saw them over the line.

West Ham’s attempts to strengthen their attacking options ahead of the new Premier League season appear to have stumbled on at least two fronts.

Convalescing duo Fernando Torres and Cesc Fabregas have both been included in Spain’s final 23-man squad for the World Cup, along with uncapped trio Victor Valdes, Pedro Rodriguez and Javi Martinez.

The additional assistant referees system experimented with in last season's Europa League will be used in the Champions League this year.

Curlin confirmed his reputation as the best racehorse on the planet with a scintillating performance in the Dubai World Cup at Nad Al Sheba.

“NOW we’ve conquered the British Isles,” said a happy Fabio Capello, enjoying a winter break on his favourite Mediterranean island, Pantelleria.

Part of Padraig Harrington wishes he was not the highest-ranked player taking part in this week’s World Cup in Seville.

Russia coach Oleg Romantsev will quit if his team do not qualify from the World Cup's weakest group.

Revenge for Agentina’s defeat in the Falklands War is all the motivation goalkeeper Pablo Cavallero needs in Friday’s World Cup clash with England.

"It’s not a marvellous side but it’s competitive." It is extremely doubtful whether coach Luiz Felipe Scolari would have still been in a job if he had made this admission about his Brazilian team a year ago.