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...

That Thierry Henry handball – BAD Frenchman!

When Thierry Henry tarnished his reputation/destroyed his reputation/knocked Ireland out of the World Cup/cheated/proved human/did what anyone would do* by handling the ball before pulling it back for William Gallas to head in and effectively end Irish hopes of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup he reignited the video referral/more referees debate. We at Sporting Fare will get to that little discussion soon enough. For now though, just look at what COULD be achieved with a simple replay for the...

World Cup Countdown Begins

The countdown for the qualifying teams for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa now begins for real. The final matches were played last night, the final berths filled and as some countries count the cost of failure – not least the Thierry Henry robbed Ireland (more of that later!) - the rest start to dream. Let Sporting Fare guide you through who's in, who's out – and who stands even the slightest chance of lifting football's biggest prize. Africa Algeria became the last team...

Beckham bids for World Cup with AC Milan

David Beckham continues his bid to claim a spot in the England squad for next year's World Cup with the news that he has signed a loan agreement with AC Milan, the club he enjoyed a successful spell with last season. His MLS team LA Galaxy are happy for it to go ahead too, which is nice. If it works out just as well then it's almost nailed on that he will be on the plane to South Africa, Fabio Capello clearly keen to take him if he stays fit. But should he? The contentious issue continues...