Manchester United insist Wayne Rooney will be fit for the World Cup despite sustaining a groin injury at the end of Man Utd's 4-0 win over Stoke City... more
All Premier League managers will now be made to think twice about tinkering too much with their first-team line-ups after the Premier League punished Wolves... more
Football: Whatever fate awaits Manchester United in Rome tonight there is no doubt in my mind that Liverpool's fabled 'Treble' success of 1984 will remain the greater achievement... more
Comment: While Fabio Capello is rightly earning the plaudits for turning England into serious World Cup contenders in just under a year, John Terry's role in this country's revival cannot be overstated... more
His face a mask of despair, his holdall shambolically open to reveal a gin bottle and a child's piggy bank, he wanders dazed and disoriented on the streets of his native Gateshead at eight in the morning. This was Paul Gascoigne earlier this week, just two days after he had been released from the exclusive Priory clinic in South-West London — where he was treated for depression and paranoia as well as drug and drink addictions after a reported suicide attempt
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Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do