International Football Cups

Why French Algerians' football celebrations turned into a battle

As the French nation prepared for the crucial World Cup qualifying match against Ireland on Wednesday evening, the streets of Paris were already in carnival mood long before the kick-off in the Stade de France. From 8.30pm...

powered by

Letters: We certainly do want fewer people in jail

Nick Cohen suggests that Nacro, the crime reduction charity, no longer criticises government policy because it "has become dependent on the state" (" How the government buys the silence of charities ", Comment). He argues that...

powered by

Walter Smith's men an unlikely panacea for Scotland's woes | Glenn Gibbons

Rangers are not well placed in the Champions League to boost the nation's flagging football fortunes With its leading lights on the brink of ejection from their respective European tournaments, and the national team rudderless...

powered by

Arsene Wenger is the right kind of hero in England's hour of need

It is, a source close to the board of England's 2018 World Cup bid told me, 'the ultimate pub game' and it seems they have been playing it, along with overpriced pies and pints, at the Football Association's Wembley...

powered by

Inside Lines: Seconds out! Cornerman gets KO'd as McCracken cracks whip

Head coach Kelvyn Travis has left the British Amateur Boxing Association in another major upheaval following the appointment as performance director of top pro trainer Robert McCracken, the former middleweight title contender...

powered by

Interview: Landry N'Guemo, Celtic player

Published Date: 22 November 2009 THE Celtic star got a £29K watch for his World Cup efforts but is hoping for even greater rewards, reports Paul Forsyth LANDRY N'GUEMO and his international team-mates have been made to feel...

powered by

50,000 England fans to go but are they safe and can South Africa cope?

With 200 days until the World Cup, Steve Tongue answers the key questions What's the timetable? South Africa, as hosts, will be one of the seeded teams; two days before the draw the organising committee will choose the other...

powered by

Football News: Fallon says thanks to Swansea for World Cup dream

Fallon says thanks to Swansea for World Cup dream Nov 22 2009 by Blair Wood, Wales On Sunday IF someone told you Swansea City had played a major role in New Zealand’s qualification for next summer’s World Cup finals, you would...

powered by

Rugby World Cup draw 2011

Further details of qualification and fixtures will be included as they emerge Pool A New Zealand, France, Tonga, Canada, Asia 1 Pool B Argentina, England, Scotland, Europe 1, play-off winner Pool C Australia, Ireland, Italy,...

powered by

Man Utd boss Ferguson: Champions League exit willl wreck Liverpool title hopes

Man Utd boss Ferguson: Champions League exit willl wreck Liverpool title hopes believes Champions League failure will hurt Liverpool's domestic campaign. Ferguson has warned Liverpool failure to qualify for the knockout stages...

powered by
1 2 3 4 5 next »