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Outspoken English footballer Joey Barton claimed former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson "couldn't coach" as he called for improvements in coaching standards in the English game. Barton was discussing how to increase the number of English players playing in the...

Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba on Thursday called for support from local supporters ahead of his side’s match against Senegal in the 2014 World Cup qualifying. The 35-year-old Galatasaray forward urged not only football lovers but the entire population to...

England striker Wayne Rooney turned down the chance to play for Scotland as a 16-year-old, former national coach Berti Vogts has revealed. German Vogts, who managed Scotland between 2002 and 2004, says Rooney qualified for the team because his grandmother...

Super Eagles chief coach ,Steven Keshi has called on Nigerians to support the team as they are on a cusp of qualifying Nigeria for her fifth appearance at the Premier football tournament in the world. Keshi, who holds the accolade...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, October 09, (THEWILL) –  Ahead of this weekend's crucial encounter between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Walya Antelopes of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa for the Brazil 2014 world cup ticket, President of the Senate,...

Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp has accepted a two-match ban by Uefa for an outburst during their 2-1 defeat to Napoli in the Champions League last month and will not appeal, the club said on Wednesday. "My main motive is...

England will qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals if they beat Montenegro and Poland in their final two Group H qualifiers and manager Roy Hodgson knows there is no room for error as they seek to secure their...

Di Canio's 13-match reign began with questions over his previous far-right political comments and ended with a miserable 3-0 defeat by West Brom. "The time of Paolo has come to an end. We are all different. You cannot compare me...

Only English people should play football for England, says midfielder Jack Wilshere. Manchester United's Adnan Januzaj could play for England if he passes Fifa's five-year residency requirement, as he is yet to commit to another country. Midfielder Januzaj, 18, is eligible...

Arsenal's Arsene Wenger and Aaron Ramsey have won September's Barclays manager and player of the Month awards respectively. This is 13th time 63-year-old manager Wenger has received the honour, with the league leaders having won all four of their matches...