France manager Raymond Domenech insists he will not walk away from his job amid his growing unpopularity.
Despite leading the nation to the World Cup final in 2006, Domenech has often been a figure of ridicule in his homeland for below performances.
His reputation was not helped by a mediocre World Cup qualifying campaign which ended in [...]

Manchester United fullback Patrice Evra has defended France teammate Thierry Henry amid his handball controversy.
Henry admittedly handled the ball in the build up to William Gallas’ equalising goal which sent France through in their World Cup playoff with the Republic of Ireland on Wednesday night.
The goal has been the talk of European football this week, [...]

I know what you’re thinking, ‘not another blog on Thierry Henry’s handball,’ but the reality is, even as club football returns this weekend, it’s the biggest topic in football at the minute.
I’m a traditionalist as far as football goes. I accept that players get sent off when they shouldn’t. That they get flagged offside when [...]

Martin Palermo scored with virtually the last kick of the game as Argentina scraped a win against Peru on Saturday night. The victory just keeps the Argies hopes of reaching the World Cup in South Africa alive.
They have struggled in the South American qualifying group and have been no match for the likes of Brazil [...]

Only three players in the last year and a half have asked Fabio Capello why they are not in the England side. This is the perfect example of the authority and loyalty that the Italian has installed into the England side and goes a long way to show why the side have been so successful [...]

Scotland has been dumped out of the World Cup 2010 in South Africa next summer as they lost a crucial qualifying match 1-0 against the Netherlands. In a match that Scotland simply had to win, they could not make the most of their chances and saw their dreams slip away after a Dutch goal in [...]

England romped to a 5-1 victory over Croatia last night and became one of the first teams to book their place in South Africa next summer. In a match that looked traditionally tricky for England to win, the new Capello generation sent shock waves around the world as both Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard got [...]