Ex-Manchester United striker Andrew Cole has backed claims that England players duck out of international duty, insisting that international football is ‘just a bonus’.

Charlton has begun a personal crusade to fight the evil of landmines and has spoken in depth about some of the horrors that he encountered through seeing them up close.

Hart and England have been dumped out of the World Cup after losing their first two group matches against Italy and Uruguay.

England’s defeat to Uruguay exposed their lack of depth.

Premier League champions Manchester City will hope to have the beating of Hearts of Midlothian FC in a specially-arranged pre-season commemorative match in Edinburgh next month.

The pair nicknamed Phil Jagishellka and Danny Shellbeck were filmed knocking a ball about in the water at Manchester’s Sea Life Centre.

Reports of domestic abuse in on England’s opening weekend in Greater Manchester jumped nearly 30 per cent compared to the same period during the last World Cup.

Frank Lampard believes the fear of having to fly home early will motivate England in their crunch clash with Uruguay in Sao Paulo.

Roy Hodgson believes he has got the ‘weapons’ to still cause some damage at this World Cup.

A Manchester man has set a new precedent stopping minor offences being revealed in employer criminal record checks.

Danny Welbeck has scored eight goals in 24 international appearances but ex-Manchester United team-mate Rio Ferdinand believes that record should be even better as England prepare for Uruguay showdown.