Cry for help: England manager Fabio Capello berates his players during the friendly with Japan in Graz
Same old story for England. In their final friendly before flying out to World Cup 2010 in South Africa Fabio Capello’s team were spared embarrassment by two Japan own goals, once again failing to rediscover View more »
Football fans lucky enough to be travelling to the football World Cup this summer are being warned that they could face huge mobile phone bills if they call, text, tweet or surf the web while in South Africa.
Many mobile phone companies count the country in their most expensive bracket when calculating the cost of m View more »
England needed two late own goals from Japan defenders Marcus Tanaka and Yuji Nakazawa to gain a 2-1 victory in their final World Cup warm-up match in Graz.
Tanaka had stunned England by giving Japan a seventh-minute lead and Fabio Capello's side looked uncertain at the back.
Frank Lampard had a great chance to View more »
Rio Ferdinand says England will not settle for second best and claimed: "We are going to South Africa to try and bring the World Cup home."
The England skipper is adamant Fabio Capello's side will not be content with yet another quarter-final appearance or even reaching the final.
But Ferdinand also admits there i View more »
Darren Bent and Tom Huddlestone will get the chance to claim places in England's final 23 for the World Cup after Fabio Capello confirmed they will both start tomorrow's friendly international against Japan.
The England manager needs to cut seven players from his preliminary squad of 30 ahead of the tournament in So View more »
Theo Walcott believes the Beckham factor can inspire England at the World Cup.
David Beckham will not be in Fabio Capello's 23-man squad for South Africa because of his Achilles injury.
But make no mistake, the ex-Three Lions skipper will still have a "fantastic" influence on England's World Cup squad, according to View more »
Jamie Tweddell gets the ball rolling with his Florence Nightingale-inspired entry
'Beckham will have to sit this one out but he will surely still have an impact'. Phil Barber 'imagines' David Beckham's convalescence
Rob Deacon didn't send us a caption – but we'll let him off after this sparkling co View more »
• Five-time world champions retain top spot ahead of Spain• Portugal in third; hosts South Africa are number 83
Brazil will head to the 2010 World Cup as the No1 team, according to the latest Fifa rankings.
The five-time world champions retained top spot ahead of the European champions Spain in today's View more »
Wayne Rooney has revealed that England's WAGS are not banned from South Africa.
The Manchester United star Rooney insists the families will be allowed to attend World Cup games.
Fabio Capello wants to avoid the circus of having WAGS parading around, which became unmanageable in Germany four years ago. But Rooney sa View more »
The stern face of Fabio Capello, his jaw set in a smile-free zone, stared down at England fans from a giant poster as they made their way to Wembley in the evening sunshine yesterday.
His hands clamped behind his back, he looked less like a manager keen to rally the fans for England's World Cup send-off against Mexi View more »