Football finance: With 43 players from six clubs and an estimated transfer value of £540 million, the capital is streets ahead at the World Cup - but has a history of failure... more
In the countdown to next week's World Cup finals in South Africa, the Evening Standard's Michael Hart looks back on the 11 tournaments he has covered for this newspaper... more
France are coming to terms with a double whammy after learning Thierry Henry could be banned for the start of the World Cup finals - and the country will not be seeded for the draw... more
Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke, who committed suicide by jumping in front of an express train, was suffering from depression, his wife and his doctor have said... more
Football: Bayern Munich chiefs are at loggerheads after their president Franz Beckenbauer claimed today the club would listen to offers for Chelsea target Franck Ribery... more
Football: Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer has named Guus Hiddink as the man he would most like to see in charge of his club next season... more
Football: Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer described his side’s first-half display in the 4-0 defeat by Barcelona as the worst in the club’s history.... more
After ending their Euro 2008 on the losing end to victorious Spain, Chelsea football star Michael Ballack finally has something to smile about as he married long-term girlfriend Simone Lambe.... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports
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