Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker collected his second award in a year on Monday when he was voted England player of the year by the national side’s fans. The 31-year-old – …

Injuries to other players have given striker Louis Saha an unexpected chance to stake his claim for a place in the France team after years of missing out through injury. …

Brazil face Bosnia in their first friendly of the year on Wednesday in the Swiss town of St Gallen with Ronaldinho and Neymar to play but without Real Madrid midfielder …

Arjen Robben has revealed he is still feeling the effects of groin surgery in October as he strives to rediscover his best form. Robben is set to feature for Holland …

Injuries to other players have given striker Louis Saha an unexpected chance to stake his claim for a place in the France team after years of missing out through injury. …

One of Brazil’s top consumer rights groups is protesting against the approval of a World Cup bill which FIFA and local organisers say is crucial to the country’s preparations ahead …

Andre Villas-Boas has admitted for the first time that he could be sacked as Chelsea manager. Villas-Boas has repeatedly insisted he has the full backing of billionaire owner Abramovich but …

QPR’s on-loan striker Federico Macheda is one of three players charged by the Football Association of making alleged homophobic comments on social networking site Twitter. Macheda – sent on loan …

AC Milan defender Philippe Mexes has picked up a three-match ban for punching Juventus’s Marco Borriello in Saturday’s ill-tempered 1-1 draw. The suspension was confirmed on Monday by the Italian …

England striker Darren Bent looks set to miss out on Euro 2012 after suffering ruptured ankle ligaments, his club, Aston Villa, says. Bent was injured while playing for Villa in …

Grant Holt feels playing for Norwich could be hampering the international ambitions of several players at the club. The Canaries skipper scored his 10th league goal of the season against …

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) says Philippe Mexes, Sulley Muntari and Andrea Pirlo are to be investigated over violent incidents during Saturday’s 1-1 draw between AC Milan and Juventus. The …

Tottenham had “a bad day” against Arsenal on Sunday but have the mental strength to bounce back starting with Manchester United’s visit this weekend, Rafael van der Vaart believes. Van …

Striker Roberto Soldado is determined to take full advantage of the absence of Fernando Torres when Spain take on Venezuela this week. The Chelsea forward was left out of the …

Carlos Tevez is set to pull on a Manchester City jersey for the first time in five months on Tuesday in a reserve game against Preston, media reports say. The …

Germany captain and defender Philipp Lahm is out of Wednesday’s friendly international against France with a knee injury, national coach Joachim Loew has confirmed. Lahm, 28, played in Bayern Munich’s …

German soccer club Kaiserslautern has reported a group of fans to police after they allegedly insulted Israel striker Iltay Shechter with Hitler salutes. The struggling Bundesliga club says the incident …

Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin has been awarded the Panchina d’Oro, the prize for the best coach of last season. Guidolin was voted the winner by his fellow coaches on Monday …