French Reject Replay

The French Football Federation (FFF) have confirmed they will not replay there World Cup play-off match with the Republic of Ireland. Irish had requested for FIFA to sanction a replay, but the FFF, while expressing sympathy for the Irish, refused to entertain such a notion.

Not My Captain

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will have to be patient before he gets the chance to be club captain. He featured as captain for England in a friendly against Brazil this past week, but Sir Alex Ferguson says that Rooney will not be made permanent skipper anytime soon...

Heinze Brings Down PSG

The match originally postponed due to swine flu about a month ago, and in the reschedule match it was Marseille who were victorious. The lone goal came in the first-half through veteran defender Gabriel Heinze, pushing the hosts up to fourth place in Ligue 1...

Iraqi FA Suspended

FIFA have announced that they have suspended the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) from competing at any international level due to government interference. The ban will not be lifted until the situation involving the Iraqi Olympic Committee has been resolved.

He's Still Got It

Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini has played down the idea that Raul does not feature in his plans for the team.The trainer explained that the club icon still has an important role to play for los Blancos, despite the fact that Raul has not featured on such a regular basis this season.

Citizen Theat

Liverpool manager, Rafa Benitez has warned his players to be at their best and be wary of the threat posed by highly ambitious Manchester City when the two sides go head to head at Anfield on Saturday. The Spaniard believes that the clash could very well make or break the Merseysiders' campaign.

CAN 2010 Draw Revealed

The draw for the group stages of the 2010 African Cup of Nations has been completed and it has thrown up a few intriguing battles. Nigeria will resume their rivalry with Mozambique in a group that also contains defending champions, Egypt. Ivory Coast and Ghana will also face off.