Football Headlines

Here is a round up of the latest football news. Click the item title to read the full story. This page is designed to make reading the football news super easy, instead of searching through various league/team menus.

Football: Rio Ferdinand ruled out of England qualifier against Andorra (Sep 5, 2008 16:22)
Mathew Upson or Joleon Lescott are likely to partner John Terry in the England defence after Rio Fer..

Steven Wells: Palin the 'hockey mom' is just an exercise in political branding (Sep 5, 2008 16:17)
Soccer is far more popular than hockey in US these days, but the Republican party still see it as fo..

Robert Mancini's agent rules the Italian out of becoming West Ham's next manager (Sep 5, 2008 15:20)
Roberto Mancini is not interested in the vacant manager's position at West Ham United, according to ..

Premier League: Joey Barton banned for 12 games by the FA after Dabo assault (Sep 5, 2008 14:16)
Joey Barton has been banned for 12 games, with six suspended for assaulting his former Man City team..

Manchester United manager Ferguson unconcerned by Manchester City threat (Sep 5, 2008 13:59)
Sir Alex Ferguson is unconcerned by the threat posed by Manchester City, following their takeover

Blackmailer jailed over Manchester City footballer sex video (Sep 5, 2008 13:53)
A goalkeeper who blackmailed a top Premier League footballer over a sex video was jailed for 20 mont..

The Joy of Six: memorable World Cup qualifiers (Sep 5, 2008 13:52)
From Colombia's unlikely demolition of Argentina, to that win for England over Germany, relive six o..

Poll: What is the best bet in England’s qualifier against Andorra tomorrow? (Sep 5, 2008 13:37)
Each week we pit Guardian readers’ expertise against that of bookmaker Paddy Power and a former sp..

Football: Buffon dismisses reports of City move (Sep 5, 2008 12:57)
Gianluigi Buffon has denied reports linking him to a £56.5m to Manchester City

World Cup qualifier: Ewan Murray previews Scotland v Macedonia (Sep 5, 2008 12:08)
Ewan Murray: After failing to win over the Scottish public, George Burley needs his team to overcome..