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Liverpool captain Henderson named England's Footballer of the Year

Liverpool's English Premier League title winning captain Jordan Henderson was named England's Footballer of the Year on Friday in the annual vote of the Football Writers' Association (FWA).

Matthews FA Cup final boots fetch 38,400

The boots worn by Stanley Matthews in the 1953 FA Cup final have been sold for 38,400 pounds at auction. The boots were expected to fetch about 8,000 pounds when they went under the hammer at auctioneers Bonhams in Chester but fetched almost five times that amount.

Football Briefs: Now, Ballon d'Or for women

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

World Cup hoodoo torments Spain

Aubameyang shortlisted along with Ronaldo, Bale for Ballon d'or award

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo and his Real Madrid team-mate Gareth Bale have been shortlisted for this year's coveted Ballon d'Or award.

Jamie Vardy's rise reads like an old-fashioned comic book

Jamie Vardy's rise from the wilderness of non-League football to playing for England, scoring in 10 consecutive Premier League matches and leading Leicester City to the top of the table reads like a story from an outdated comic book.