- dangerous sentimentalism of 'king' kenny bandwagon
- dos and don'ts
- Cool Hand Lippi's case for defence
- Ton-up Van Bronckhorst rallies Dutch
- Keown: Fabregas exit inevitable
- Argentina deserve better than 'Biffo'
- Green gift stuns England
- Powerful pulsing of love in vein hints at headier times
- At the centre of the World
- Lippi sticking to his guns
- Stankovic confident Serbia can consign painful memories to past
- Greece humbled by Park
- The day football died a little
- Algeria boss axes skipper
- In Brief: Evra hits out at Gallas rift talk
- Robinho open to City return
- Hodgson won't leave me - Al Fayed
- Holland's current crop ready to end years of torment
- Heaving Soweto comes alive as huge crowds cry freedom
- Domenech's power-trip fails to spark French
- Time to deliver for England's nearly men
- Pantelic prepared for 'away game'
- Algeria axe skipper Mansouri
- Park sets sights on knockout stages
- Loew challenges German team to 'embarrass' rivals
- Barca hope to get Cesc at World Cup
- Carr humbled by MBE
- Murray handed knighthood
- Speed receives MBE
- Four more weeks of this -- and all for a meagre ?160
- Hand of fate leaves 'Le Cheat' Henry crying foul
- Irish duo waving Thierry banner are threatened with night in jail
- It's the Cup of good hope
- Domenech's power-trip fails to spark French
- sound advice on vuvuzelas whose rand is it? Wish You Were Here Afrikaans word of the
- Heaving Soweto comes alive as huge crowds cry freedom
- Algeria axe skipper Mansouri
- Pantelic prepared for 'away game'
- Loew challenges German team to 'embarrass' rivals
- Nurnberg snap up Mak
- Hammers won't give up on duo
- Capello waits on Milner to prove fitness
- Everybody hates Raymond
- French keep heads low ahead of tricky opener
- Parreira confident hosts ready to roll
- Tabarez keen to hand out French lesson
- A boy called Pele delivers maiden title for Brazil
- Elia gaffe leads to Dutch Twitter ban
- Africa awakes to a new dawn
- Wenger determined to keep Fabregas
- In Brief: Athlone left in the lurch
- Blatter defends technology stance
- RIDGEWELL: FOCUS STILL ON SURVIVAL
- Gold hails Grant appointment
- Lennon to give Sol honeymoon period
- Gold backs Zola to bounce back
- Stoch leaves Blues for Fenerbahce
- Bates blasts Blues
- Group H: Chile, Honduras, Spain, Switzerland
- Group G: Brazil, Ivory Coast, North Korea, Portugal
- Group F: Italy, Paraguay, Slovakia, New Zealand
- Group C: England, Algeria, Slovenia, USA
- Group B: Argentina, Greece, Nigeria, South Korea
- Group E: Cameroon, Denmark, Japan, Netherlands
- Group D: Australia, Germany, Ghana, Serbia
- Zola eyes managerial return
- Ridgewell signs new deal
- City snatch Swindon youngster
- Nelson Mandela expected at opening ceremony and South Africa's opener
- Is Maradona so demented as to sabotage Messi?
- Dalglish facing Liverpool snub
- Lennon prepares to reach for the stars
- People power inflates hosts' expectations and keep football flag flying high in South
- French camp split in row over Henry role
- Lippi blasts his critics
- Ref learns swear words for England game
- South africa profile
- World Cup Diary: Gun terror for scribes
- May: Dalglish can resurrect Reds
- Ballack: Blues exit down to Roman
- Co Armagh man Lennon confirmed as new Celtic boss
- Vieira signs City extension
- Toffees swoop for Silva
- Cole puts future plans on hold
- Hosts see red as World Cup bill soars ? but Fifa is ?2.1bn in black
- Senderos hoping to add to Fulham success
- United pressed over Glazers' debt
- Cole, Ballack and Belletti depart Blues
- Capello fighting to ensure Rooney stays cool
- No room for error
- 'This is 10 times bigger for us than '95 glory'
- Team-mates don't want 'raging bull' to lose passion
- Nani ruled out as Iniesta forced off
- Clubs on alert as Cole and Ballack head for exit door at Chelsea
- World Cup Diary: Gallas hush says it all
- In brief: Benitez signs on as Inter manager
- Faherty downs Bray
- O'Neill edges Cork through
- Finn strikes to knock Dundalk off top spot
- Peers caps Sligo stroll
- Bayly to Rovers' rescue
- Madden brace earns Bohs point in thriller
- You can never write them off
- 5 to watch
- World Cup in brief: Drogba in line for swift comeback
- Fulham seal Senderos deal
- Dempsey: Let Hodgson decide his future
- City release Petrov, Benjani and Sylvinho
- City take up Dortmund invite
- Huntelaar keen to stay at San Siro
- Oliver denies reports
- Agent: Robinho keen on Barca
- Premier League wage bill shows steep rise
- Ferguson sees little change at United
- Redknapp eyes Cole deal
- Redknapp pledges loyalty to Spurs
- Group A: France, Mexico, Uruguay, South Africa
- Rooney's street spirit is key - McCarthy
- World Cup: Two days to go
- World Cup Diary: Africa on FAI agenda
- League of Ireland Previews
- You can never write them off
- Drogba in line for swift comeback
- Fabio's World Cup call-up came too late, says Scholes
- Manager rages as Lampard-Gerrard axis flops in flat England display
- Ref puts Rooney on red alert
- LEAGUE OF IRELAND PREVIEWS
- Benitez exit to relieve Reds' hefty wage bill
- Brace puts Robinho in picture for Dunga
- Fenlon set for re-union as Bohemians draw Shels in Cup cracker
- Africa on FAI agenda
- Waterloo on cards for Les Bleus
- Madden hits hat-trick as Bohemians end Glenville's Cup dreams
- Quigley hero then villain for Carlow
- 'Excellent' Benitez poised for Inter Milan as president dishes out praise
- Cole stalls on talks about his future
- Adopt a country for your county South Africa South Korea Honduras Chile
- Cahill excited by Everton tour
- Fowler hopes Reds turn to Redknapp
- Fowler backs Redknapp for Liverpool
- Schwarzer fears Hodgson exit
- Xavi wants Fabregas at Barca
- Liverpool dancing in the dark without guidance of Benitez
- Who would want Anfield job, but then who wouldn't?
- The greatest show on earth
- Still dreaming of another Brazil '70
- World Cup offers hope of fresh start for South Africa
- Brazil pin dreams on genius of Kaka
- Worthy soundtrack to beautiful game
- QUOTE OF THE WEEK
- When women broke the pint glass ceiling
- Blues want Cole to stay - Wilkins
- Group C
- Group A
- World Cup in brief: Mikel ruled out for Nigerians
- Group B
- SUNDAY INDEPENDENT HEADS ON THE BLOCK
- Group H
- Group F
- Group G
- Group E
- Group D
- Martinez keen on Boselli
- Hitzlsperger joins Hammers
- Kaka insists he's on the ball for big kick-off as he dismisses injury fears
- Introspective Gerrard must do more than lead by example
- Chambers bags brace in Hoops rout
- Tierney strike earns Mervue home replay
- Cash breaks Dundalk's resistance in frantic clash
- Rangers revel in 'stability' as SPL title eases financial woes
- Roy of the Rovers not a patch on rise of former pub team Glenville
- Boateng to join City
- Mascherano: Rafa could replace Mourinho
- World Cup agony for Ferdinand as skipper jinx strikes
- Barca to continue Fabregas pursuit
- Essien handed new Blues deal
- Rio Ferdinand out of World Cup
- Ferdinand facing World Cup heartache
- Tiraud dismisses Gourcuff speculation
- McLeish makes Blues pledge
- Liverpool fans turn ire on managing director in demonstration at Benitez's exit
- Injury worry for Ferdinand
- Perfect time for new manager to re-ignite Liverpool's fire
- Reds in no rush to replace Benitez
- Benitez has left reds in dark tunnel
- Anfield exodus
- Azzurri fail to impress
- Fabregas' star dimmed by sparkling Spanish cast
- City to lose out on Silva
- Paterson pens Clarets contract extensions
- Work permit holds up Grant arrival
- Reds in no rush to replace Benitez
- Toure coming to England, claims agent
- Wolves complete Fletcher deal
- Ranson rules out Westwood free transfer
- Collins warning over Lennon mentor
- Reds quiet on Benitez speculation
- Rafael Benitez factfile
- Reds confirm Benitez exit
- Rafael Benitez highs and lows
- Liverpool FC statement
- Benitez leaves Liverpool
- Jensen commits to Clarets
- Reds quiet on Benitez speculation
- Who'll fill Liverpool hotseat?
- Mourinho hints at Gerrard hunt after heaping praise on English stars
- The imperfect perfectionist is first victim of Anfield circus
- Hammers to land Grant
- Nine the magic number for Crouch
- World Cup Countdown - Seven days to go
- Craddock commits to Wolves
- Pompey dismiss 'derisory' Gers bid for Smith
- Grant named Hammers boss
- Campbell in no rush to decide future
- Hammers close on Grant appointment
- Gunners defiant over Fabregas bid
- Benitez set for exit talks
- Multi-million pound pay-off on table as Reds pave way for Rafa to wave goodbye
- Gunners reject Barca offer for Fabregas
- Red Knights shelve United bid plan
- Benitez agent quiet on exit claims
- Boateng set for City move
- Gunners reject Barca offer for Fabregas
- Ramsey gunning for improvement
- Fine and warning for Martinez
- Hammers close to naming new manager
- Bruce backs Bent to bounce back
- Barcelona make formal offer for Fabregas
- Harland 'unconcerned' by ball criticism
- Barca make formal Fabregas offer
- Van Damme relishing Wolves chance
- Red Knights shelve United bid plan
- Capello axe completes Walcott's rapid fall
- Doyle gaffe sets up seaside stroll for Bohs
- Barry passed fit and hoping to face USA
- Kudozovic deflection fires Dundalk past Blues
- Twigg, Baker dump Derry
- Sligo roll over Saints
- Brennan on double
- Diego still at guess work
- World Cup in brief: Vidic swansong
- United take care over commercial partners
- James: Keepers will end up looking daft
- having a ball -- zulu style
- Valdes jumps to defence of 'impeccable' Casillas
- Full-backs on Mourinho's shopping list
- John Terry's father spared jail over cocaine deal
- Iwelumo joins Clarets
- Why France can't face its new national hero
- England World Cup squad omissions leaked on Twitter ahead of official announcement