Beckham withdraws from England as Galaxy progress

David Beckham has withdrawn from England's squad for the friendly against Brazil after the Los Angeles Galaxy reached the Major League Soccer Western Conference final with a victory over local rivals Chivas USA.

Spain leave it late, England win again

Winger Albert Riera struck a stoppage-time winner for European champions Spain who came from behind to win 2-1 in Turkey and maintain their 100 percent record in 2010 World Cup qualifiers on Wednesday.

Japan and Australia battle for supremacy

There is much more at stake than just points when Japan face Australia, says Mike Tuckerman.

Sweden v Denmark

Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has put speculation over his future with Inter Milan out of his mind and is focused on the 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Denmark on Saturday and Malta next week.

Nigeria 0-0 Jamaica: Barnes almost nets shock

John Barnes' Jamaica came close to recording an upset over Nigeria but were left to rue missed chances by Middlesbrough's Marlon King and former Sheffield United striker Luton Shelton at Millwall's New Den.

There is much more at stake than just points when Australia face Japan, says Mike Tuckerman

There is much more at stake than just points when Japan face Australia, says Mike Tuckerman

Fifth official: The last look at the weekend

The Fifth Official pulls out the pretty, the puzzling and the downright ugly from the weekend.

S.Africa to spend over $3.7 billion on World Cup

South Africa will spend around 30 billion rand ($3.7 billion) on hosting the 2010 World Cup, according to a report released on Tuesday.

World Cup reward for Guantanamo's non-rioters

A few dozen Guantanamo prisoners who refused to take part in a riot were rewarded with a chance to watch three World Cup soccer matches, their American captors said on Wednesday.

Sven: We'll survive without Mike

Sven-Goran Eriksson insists England's World Cup bid can survive the devastating loss of Michael Owen.

Top FIFA official admits reselling tickets

A member of FIFA's executive committee has admitted selling World Cup tickets at three times their face value and has been ordered to leave Germany as soon as possible, world soccer's governing body said on Saturday.

South Korea v Togo: Preview

...situation Togo need so close to the biggest game in their history.Pfister's son and agent, Mike, confirmed to FIFAworldcup.com that an agreement has been reached to enable his father to resume his...

Renaissance man

He might not see much playing time in the World Cup, but Ben Olsen's presence on the U.S. squad is a testament to his ability to reinvent himself, writes Mike Hanzel.

Netherlands 1-1 Australia: Tempers frayed

...which came just minutes after Wilkshire was booked for a similar assault on Marc van Bommel.Referee Mike Dean won few friends among the home support for his handling of the game, missing a blatant...