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Crystal Palace winger Andros Townsend has been called up to the England squad following the withdrawal of Raheem Sterling through injury. Manchester City winger Sterling is ruled out of the upcoming games against Malta and Slovenia with an unspecified injury,...

World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says he has retired from boxing in an expletive-laden message on Twitter. The Briton, 28, withdrew from a rematch with Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko, scheduled for 29 October, because of reported mental health issues. Fury, who holds...

Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata has been left out of the Spain squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Italy and Albania in October. Mata, 28, was omitted from the Euro 2016 squad before being recalled by new Spain manager...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 29, (THEWILL) - Arsene Wenger has refused to rule out the possibility of taking over as England manager at the end of the season as the FA will approach him again over the job but face...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 27, (THEWILL) - Sam Allardyce has lost his job as England manager after an investigation by The Daily Telegraph revealed he used his position to negotiate a £400,000 deal and give advice to businessmen on how...

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has criticised FIFA’s decision to disband its anti-racism task force. The FIFA Task Force Against Racism and Discrimination was set up in 2013 and wound up on Sunday, with the world governing body saying it...

Gabon president Ali Bongo has insisted that that the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will go ahead in his crisis-ridden country. The Afcon is due to take place from January 14 to February 5 next year but was thrown...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic jokingly told his agent he would "break his legs" if he was unable to secure a Manchester United move for fellow client Paul Pogba. Mino Raiola, who represents both players, as well as Henrikh Mkhitaryan, concluded the deals...

The poor form of Chelsea's defenders is a big reason for their struggles this season, according to former Blues striker Tony Cascarino. Antonio Conte's side were comprehensively outplayed by Arsenal on Saturday as they dropped to eighth in the Premier...

Fifa has defended its decision to scrap an anti-racism taskforce, with critics branding the move "shameful". The Fifa Taskforce Against Racism and Discrimination was set up in 2013 to develop strategies to tackle the issue. Fifa general secretary Fatma Samba Diouf...