Football

Fifa World Cup 2010 Draw

At around 17.45 today the draw will be made for the group stages of next summer's World Cup. We'll be looking at the results and picking out the key ties and predicting who will come through the eight groups to round two. You can keep up to do date on all our World Cup coverage in our specially created section, as well as follow our updates on Twitter. Come back around 18.00 for our initial thoughts and we'll have a full review of the draw...

[VIDEO] Bullard Does Brown

That classic goal celebration at Manchester City by Jimmy Bullard, mimicking his manager's rather unfortunate public telling off of his team during the same game last year, captured by Hull City supporter Liam Hanley (we assume!)....

YCNMIU #3: Hull City’s Jimmy Bullard Celebrates In ‘Style’

When Manchester City hosted Hull City at the City of Manchester Stadium last season they were 4-0 up at half time. So enraged was manager Phil Brown that he sat is team and backroom staff down in the penalty area in front of Hull's travelling support. He then proceeded to give them a very public telling off in an unprecedented half time, pitch side rant. He has,of course, since been condemned for his actions, with many a commentator, pundit and ex-player saying he was wrong to do it. Phil...

Sporting Fare’s Weekend Preview

What can we all look forward to this weekend in the world of sport? Here's our weekly round-up of what we'll be checking in on. La Liga: Barcelona versus Real Madrid 'El Clasico' takes place at the Camp Nou on Sunday. In the UK you can watch the first half of the match via the red button on Sky Sports One from 6pm. Second half coverage is on the same channel normally from 7pm. Ridiculous, right? The same game last year resulted in a 2-0 victory for the Catalan side, then a humiliating...

Galaxy Miss Out On MLS Cup But Beckham Could Buy Team

At the risk of appearing slightly Beckham-obsessed (and it's fair to say that The Ed is), Sporting Fare just HAS to comment on the MLS Cup final. Played last night between David's LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake, the score after 120 minutes stood at 1-1. A penalty shootout later - in which Beckham put away his spot kick - and it was RLS that stood triumphant, winning it 5-4. That doesn't tell the full story however. It was a night of high drama in Seattle, with a fairytale for one team and, in...