Reaction to Beckham announcing his retirement
Reaction to David Beckham's decision to retire from football at the end of the season, which he announced Thursday: ___ "David Beckham, one of the ...

Andy Carroll recalled for England friendlies
Andy Carroll has been recalled to the England squad for the first time since October for friendlies against Ireland and Brazil. The burly striker, who ...
Rio Ferdinand retires from international football
England defender Rio Ferdinand has retired from international football to focus on his Manchester United career. Ferdinand was recalled to the England ...

Gerrard to have shoulder op, misses rest of season
Steven Gerrard will undergo surgery on his left shoulder this week, ruling him out of Liverpool's final two games of the Premier League and England's ...

One day, United will have to replace Ferguson
With each trophy Alex Ferguson delivers for Manchester United comes the realization that he'll have to be replaced one day. But even at the age of 71, ...

EPL to use Hawk-Eye; Spain, Germany stall on tech
The English Premier League on Thursday became the first national competition in world football to approve the use of goal-line technology, with ...
England coach Hodgson fears 'Nazis' marring games
England coach Roy Hodgson on Thursday urged the football authorities to beware of neo-Nazi groups trying to cause trouble at matches. UEFA has ...

FA investigates abuse of Ferdinands by own fans
The English Football Association stepped up its condemnation of abuse by England fans after a complaint was made to FIFA over apparently racist chants ...

Expectations don't match reality again for England
The English need to realize they aren't as good as they, or FIFA, think they are. Despite a FIFA ranking as the fourth-best football team, England is ...

Montenegro holds England to 1-1 draw in qualifier
Dejan Damjanovic scored a late equalizer as Montenegro held England to a 1-1 draw in an action-packed World Cup qualifier on Tuesday to maintain its ...

England faces tough qualifier against Montenegro
England will face hostile crowds, an ambitious opponent and some bad memories for Wayne Rooney in a World Cup qualifier at Montenegro on Tuesday.
Group supremacy at stake in World Cup qualifying
Group supremacy will be on the line in World Cup qualifying when reigning world and European champion Spain travels to play France and England goes ...

England thrashes San Marino 8-0 in WCup qualifier
England showed no mercy in its World Cup qualifier against San Marino on Friday, thrashing the joint-bottom team in the FIFA rankings 8-0 to record ...
Walcott to miss England games with pelvic injury
England will be without Theo Walcott for the crucial World Cup qualifier against Montenegro on Tuesday after the Arsenal winger tore his pelvic muscle ...

Spain, Portugal slump to draws in WCup qualifying
Spain and Portugal left themselves in dangerous territory in qualifying for the 2014 World Cup by slumping to disappointing draws on an otherwise ...

England looking to avoid slip-up in San Marino
Roy Hodgson's recollections of the night England last played San Marino away will be very different to the average Englishman. While England was ...

Rio Ferdinand defends trip to Qatar
Rio Ferdinand has defended his decision to fly to Doha and appear as a television analyst for England's World Cup qualifier against San Marino on ...
Phil Neville takes up England U21 coaching role
Phil Neville has joined brother Gary in taking up a coaching role with England after being named in the backroom staff of the country's under-21 side ...

Cahill ruled out of England-San Marino match
England's problems in central defense became more acute on Tuesday when Gary Cahill was ruled out of the World Cup qualifier against San Marino on ...
Injuries hit England's World Cup qualifying plans
Defender Joleon Lescott has been added to the squad for England's World Cup qualifying double-header after Michael Dawson was forced to pull out ...
United defender Ferdinand back in England squad
Rio Ferdinand was recalled to the England squad on Thursday after two years blighted by injuries and the fallout from a racism case that appeared to ...
FIFA fines, warns Brazilian agent over Gomes deal
FIFA has fined and warned a second agent over the transfer of Brazil goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes to Tottenham from PSV Eindhoven in 2008. FIFA says its ...

FIFA fines Hodgson's agent over rules breaches
Football agent Leon Angel, whose clients include England coach Roy Hodgson, was warned by FIFA about his future conduct on Friday after breaking rules ...

Liverpool defender Carragher to retire this summer
Long-serving Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher will retire at the end of the season, concluding a distinguished one-club career that marked him as ...