Fabio Capello paid tribute to the way the England squad has matured under his leadership as they stood on the brink of reaching the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
Real Madrid's transfer market spending spree will inflate prices and wages and sets a poor example in a sport struggling with debt mountains and dwindling revenue in the deepest global recession for six decades.
Manchester United have agreed to sell Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid for a world record 80 million pounds (130 million dollars, 94 million euros), the club said Thursday.
After completing a move for Kaka, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has said he intends to talk to Manchester United in a bid to convince the club to let Cristiano Ronaldo join the Spanish giants.
Former Brazil, Portugal and Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has been named coach of Bunyodkor, the Uzbek champions said on Tuesday.
Its economy in recession for the first time in 17 years and led by a controversial new president, South Africa hosts a World Cup next year crucial not just for its own future but for the image of a whole continent.
Brazilian playmaker Kaka said on Monday that he was leaving AC Milan for Real Madrid on good terms and he understood that financial worries had forced the Italian club to sell him.
Kaka's departure from AC Milan to Real Madrid is another indication of the decline of Italian soccer and may prompt an exodus of other top Serie A players.
Inter Milan head coach Jose Mourinho is confident the club's large Chinese fan-base will inspire his charges to victory in their Super Cup match against Lazio in Beijing on August 8.
Argentina, beaten 6-1 by Bolivia at 3,600 metres above sea level in April, face another high altitude World Cup qualifier in Ecuador on Wednesday.
England and Serbia can move within touching distance of World Cup qualification with wins on Wednesday but Sweden's chances of reaching South Africa next year hang by a thread.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he will focus on bolstering his team's defense in the current offseason, believing that is the key to challenging for the English Premier League and Champions League titles in the next campaign.
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