Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren will lead a club delegation tomorrow to appeal against a decision to refuse Brazilian Juninho a work permit.

Chancellor Gordon Brown today gave a World Cup boost to real ale drinkers, slashing 14p off the price of a pint.

Jason McAteer has been passed fit to play for the Republic of Ireland in their opening World Cup Group E clash with Cameroon on Saturday.

The 2018 World Cup is barely up and running but already we know that the 2026 edition will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, writes Liam Mackey

Joleon Lescott hopes Manchester City will treat him with respect when it comes to deciding his future.

Warren Gatland believes Wales’ daunting June Test match programme is perfect preparation for the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand.

Premier League chairman Dave Richards had a day to forget at a football conference in Qatar yesterday when his remarks causing consternation at the start — and he ended it by falling face first into a fountain pool.

NOBODY and nothing has been immune to the soccer question for the past few weeks. Irrespective of whether the issue was religion, sex, economics, culture, politics, the question was asked: Who do you support?

That breathless Wales-Australia World Cup classic this morning had enough about it to turn Saturday’s Shizuoka shocker into the realm of a bad dream.

Ireland’s World Cup adventure may have ended with defeat to France in the quarter-finals, but Eddie O’Sullivan is already turning his mind to the future.

The morning after Ireland had been dismantled by a stunning French performance in the World Cup quarter-final, newly-retired captain Keith Wood found life a bit confusing.

Leeds are locked in talks with the Australian Soccer Association in the hope striker Mark Viduka will not be banned from Saturday’s crucial Premier League clash at Manchester United.

Matt Holland admitted he and his Republic of Ireland team-mates could not wait to put the Roy Keane affair behind them and launch their World Cup campaign.

SWITZERLAND coach Kobi Kuhn has dismissed suggestions that his side are favourites to top Group Four and qualify for next summer’s World Cup finals.

Michael Owen insists he will be fighting fit for the World Cup but does not care who scores England’s goals in Germany.

Shaun Wright-Phillips was given a vote of confidence by Sven-Goran Eriksson as he kept his place at the expense of Chelsea team-mate Joe Cole for the World Cup qualifier with Northern Ireland at Windsor Park.

Ireland fans were tonight given a warning about the quality of African football as World Cup holders France were beaten by Senegal in the opening match of the tournament.

Former Sweden international Joachim Bjorklund is backing his compatriots to derail England’s World Cup campaign on day one.