England manager Fabio Capello and defender Rio Ferdinand praised Wayne Rooney on Tuesday after the 23-year-old striker was named England's 2008 Player of the Year in a fans' poll.
Chelsea could be without Cesc Fabregas and Filipe Luis for clash against Manchester City
Whatever happens in the title battle between Manchester City and Liverpool, which will go down to the final day of the season
The FA will take no action against Manchester United or goalkeeper Ben Foster for using an iPod during Sunday's League Cup final against Tottenham Hotspur, it said on Monday.
Manchester United won the League Cup on penalties against Tottenham Hotspur after the Wembley showpiece ended 0-0 after extra time on Sunday.
Britain's Prince William has urged the Football Association to reform its governance structure to avoid falling short of modern standards.
Chelsea gave departing coach Guus Hiddink the perfect leaving present when they came from behind to beat Everton 2-1 in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday.
England launched its bid to stage the 2018 World Cup finals with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney and David Beckham among the speakers at Wembley Stadium where England won the World Cup when it staged the tournament for the only time in 1966.
Imran Khan, Pakistan's cricketing icon and head of the Tehreek e Insaaf party, told a court in Britain that he was in support of the right of people to take up arms against their government if there was no democratic alternative before them, The Independent newspaper has reported
Champions Manchester United won the Community Shield 3-1 on penalties after a 0-0 draw against FA Cup winners Portsmouth at Wembley.
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England brushed aside Slovakia 4-0 in a friendly at Wembley on Saturday, a victory notable mainly for David Beckham's 109th cap and a rare international goal for striker Emile Heskey. The 33-year-old Beckham, who replaced Aaron Lennon at halftime to move past the late Bobby Moore as England's most capped outfield player, marked his milestone by setting up Wayne Rooney for England's second 20 minutes from time.
A controversial late winner by William Gallas earned Arsenal a 2-1 victory over Hull City in their FA Cup quarter-final on Tuesday and set up a last four showdown with Chelsea at Wembley. The other semi-final will be between Manchester United and Everton.
Southampton missed a penalty as they held a makeshift Manchester United side to a 0-0 draw in a tepid Premier League clash on Wednesday.
Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick as free-scoring Manchester City climbed to the top of the Premier League with an irresistible 6-0 victory against Watford on Saturday.
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Chilean forward Alex Sanchez returned to haunt his old club with the opening goal in Manchester United's 3-1 victory at Arsenal in a heavyweight FA Cup fourth-round clash.
Tottenham Hotspur have shown impressive durability in the Premier League lately, but they will need to be at their most steadfast to deny champions and league leaders Manchester City who travel to Wembley on Monday.
England captain John Terry has been ruled out of the 2010 World Cup qualifier against Belarus in Minsk Wednesday because of the back injury.
England captain John Terry has been ruled out of the 2010 World Cup qualifier against Belarus in Minsk on Wednesday because of the back injury which kept him out of last Saturday's match against Kazakhstan.
John Terry has been ruled out of England's World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan on Saturday with a back problem and Rio Ferdinand will take over the captaincy, manager Fabio Capello said on Friday.
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League last 16 first leg matches played across Europe on Tuesday
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ManchesterCity beat Liverpool 3-1 on penalties to win the League Cup after Sunday's final finished 1-1 after extra time.
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The League Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday could represent one small step for holders Chelsea but one giant leap for Tottenham Hotspur.
Chelsea are challenging for four trophies this season with the League Cup the least of their priorities after the Champions League, Premier League and the FA Cup. Spurs meanwhile are focused on the UEFA Cup, having reached the last 16 and the League Cup in which victory would bring their first honour since they won the competition in 1999.
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Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard will captain England in Wednesday's friendly against Switzerland.
The England defender said he had been impressed by new coach Fabio Capello's training routines and "his surprisingly good English."
John Terry scored the opening goal in England's 2-0 win over the United States in a friendly international at Wembley.
England were lucky to escape with a 2-2 draw against Czech Republic thanks to a stoppage-time equaliser from Joe Cole in a friendly at Wembley.
John Terry of Chelsea was named as England's permanent captain by coach Fabio Capello at a news conference on Tuesday.
David Beckham and goalkeeper Paul Robinson have been dropped for England's Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia.
Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton could go head to head in a charity 'Race of Champions' at Wembley Stadium in December.
Cristiano Ronaldo is in top condition and showing more resolve than ever to lead Portugal to the European title, national team coach Fernando Santos said ahead of their final Euro 2016 warm-up match on Wednesday.
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Barnsley's reward for knocking holders Chelsea and Liverpool out of the FA Cup is a semi-final against fellow Championship (second division) side Cardiff City.
Manchester City's hopes of an unprecedented quadruple were in tatters on Sunday after holders Wigan Athletic repeated their FA Cup heroics with a stunning 2-1 victory in their quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium.
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