The Italian frontman has insisted that he is comfortable with life at Liverpool, and reiterated his determination to stay put rather than return to Italy Liverpool striker Fabio Borini has maintained that he wants to stay at Anfield next season, despite speculation over the 22-year-old's future. Borini had an injury-blighted debut season at the Merseyside club after joining from Roma last su...Full Story »

Rio Ferdinand has revealed how depression forced him to quit England. The Manchester United defender, aged 34, was caught in a club v country row after snubbing Roy Hodgson and turning down the chance to representEngland again after two years in the international wilderness. But Ferdinand has lifted the lid on his secret injury nightmare which he feared could end his career and made it impossi...Full Story »

Hoddle: I'll come to England's rescue but only if you let me pick the best U21 stars... otherwise it's like a boxer going into the ring with one arm tied behind his backGlen Hoddle would consider a return to management as England Under 21 coach, but only if the FA completely overhauls the current national set-up. The former England manager has been tipped as a potential successor to Stuart Pear...Full Story »

QPR manager Harry Redknapp has hit out at the England national team, saying the Three Lions “do not know how to play football.” The senior side has come under criticism following recent performances against Brazil and Ireland, while the Under-21s crashed out of the European hampionship in Israel after losing all three of their group games.Writing in The Sun, Redknapp has called for ...Full Story »

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has underlined his need to leave Anfield despite his love for the club and accused the media and the FA of driving him out. The Uruguay star is in South America preparing for the Confederations Cup and Liverpool have insisted he is not for sale. But Suarez, who is serving a 10-game domestic ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic, has again railed again...Full Story »

Stuart Pearce lambasted England's Under 21 players after an embarrassing European Championship plummeted to new lows with the defeat to hosts Israel. The Young Lions headed into their fourth successive tournament riding the crest of a wave, having won nine matches on the bounce without conceding a goal. However, that run was brought to abrupt end, with defeats to Italy and Norway putting the k...Full Story »

The England Under-21 team's humiliation is complete. After chastening back-to-back defeats against Italy and Norway England plumbed new depths as they suffered the ignominy of losing to Israel, leaving them without a point and anchored to the bottom of the group. With Roy Hodgson, the senior coach, looking on from the stands, England delivered another insipid and thoroughly depressing performanc...Full Story »

Roy Hodgson: England coach determined to guide his side to 2014 World Cup in Brazil Roy Hodgson has admitted he will be 'devastated' if England fail to qualify for the World Cup in Brazil next summer. Hodgson's men enjoyed a taste of what awaits in 2014 after drawing 2-2 with the World Cup hosts in the Maracana last weekend. But the Three Lions still have a lot of work to do to ensure they re...Full Story »

England are to review their policy of starlets not playing in Under-21 tournaments if they have been used by the senior team in the same summer. Stuart Pearce, the Under-21s coach, was frustrated that the talented likes of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain were not available to him.The Ox Factor has become a matter of intense debate after Pearce’s side tumbled out of the European Under-21 Champio...Full Story »

• Gareth Southgate or Peter Taylor could be next manager• Shortage of English U-21s playing in Premier League Another demoralising defeat, another inquest into where English football is going wrong. Stuart Pearce will almost certainly be a casualty of England's humiliating early exit at the European Under-21 Championship, although anyone who thinks that appointing a new manager wi...Full Story »

STUART PEARCE has told his Young Lions to make England proud against Norway tonight. The Under-21 boss is set to make FIVE changes to his starting line-up for the European Championship Group A clash after Wednesday’s opening 1-0 loss to Italy. Boss Pearce said: “We’ve a strong squad wanting to put things right. “We’ve spoken a bit about what has come out of the ga...Full Story »

Ukraine moved firmly into World Cup qualifying contention with a comfortable win which blows Group H wide open. The visitors had Roman Zozulya sent off in first-half stoppage time but took the lead six minutes after the restart through Denys Garmash. Yevgen Konoplianka made it 2-0 in between the dismissals of Montenegro's Vladimir Volkov and Savo Pavicevic, and Artem Fedetskiy and late substit...Full Story »

Manchester City and Arsenal will wrap up their pre-season with a friendly in Finland — an announcement that is sure to further frustrate Roy Hodgson. The teams will meet in Helsinki on August 10, just four days before England’s friendly against Scotland. Making a splash: Manchester City and Arsenal met in a pre-season friendly last year in Beijing Hodgson disapproved of exhibiti...Full Story »

ENGLAND’S kids were robbed by the ref in Israel last night. But boss Stuart Pearce still admitted his boys were not good enough. Craig Dawson had a header ruled out by ref Antony Gautier. Psycho said: “I’m not sure what the ref has chalked off the goal for but we didn’t play very well. “Italy gave us problems and we couldn’t decide how to deal with them. W...Full Story »

David Bernstein has spoken to Greg Dyke, his imminent successor as Football Association chairman, about the need to keep backing Roy Hodgson, who he believes will qualify for the World Cup and do well at Brazil 2014. Chair today: FA chairman David Bernstein will be replaced by Greg Dyke this summer Following his meeting with Dyke, Bernstein believes the new chairman will support Hodgson even i...Full Story »

Roy Hodgson believes his England team grew up in the Maracana after a memorable draw against Brazil. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s stunning strike levelled for England after Fred had put the hosts ahead in the 57th minute, and Wayne Rooney’s long-range effort put them in front. Paulinho then equalised eight minutes from time, but Hodgson finished the season with an encouraging result i...Full Story »

Sometimes football defies logic; it certainly defies statistics. It can even defy what previously had taken place. Dominance is inverted by a flash of brilliance Roy Hodgson reeled off his host of stats on the eve of this encounter to defend his England team from criticism. But here is one from Sunday night’s game: Wayne Rooney touched the ball once in the opening 14 minutes. His first in...Full Story »

England recorded an unlikely draw against Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, as Roy Hodgson's side battled from a goal down to take the lead before Paulinho sent the iconic Maracana Stadium into raptures with a late leveller. The Selecao had to wait until the second half to score despite dominating the early exchanges, with Fred tucking the ball into the net after Hernanes had hit the bar. But England...Full Story »

England goalkeeper Joe Hart happily admits that playing against Brazil at the world-famous Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday is a dream come true. Yet he knows that England still have plenty of work to do if they want to be here next year, when the real business of the 2014 World Cup finals begins. While the pre-match worries might have been over the new stadium’s safety cert...Full Story »

England manager resorts to the numbers game to defend his record after criticism of his side's display against Ireland 'I'm not going to say any more on the subject of formations,' said the England manager Roy Hogson.'Frank Lampard has been with me and never once heard me describe a system of players, isn't that right, Frank?' In Rio, they call it saudade, meaning the "indescribable longing" f...Full Story »