Capoeira king: Danny Welbeck shows of his samba style in Rio ahead of Italy World Cup opener
Manchester United forward Danny Welbeck showed off his samba skills ahead of England’s opening World Cup clash on Saturday
Manchester City’s Joe Hart insists England goalie hoodoo won’t strike again in Brazil
England have had a number of goalkeeping howlers at World Cups, most notably David Seaman blunder against Ronaldinho and Robert Green in South Africa four years ago
Comment: Chris Smalling and Phil Jones are not Brazil-liant – but who else have England got?
Manchester United’s England duo Phil Jones and Chris Smalling should be nowhere near the England World Cup squad, but who is pushing for their places.
Paul Scholes says what? Wayne Rooney ‘not interested’ in claims he is past his peak
Wayne Rooney has dismissed claims from former Manchester United teammate Paul Scholes that his best years are behind him ahead of England’s World Cup warm-up game again against Honduras.
X England Managers tune: Manchester singer aims boot at ‘always rubbish’ World Cup songs
Manchester ensemble X England Managers are looking to score with Brazil or Bust ahead of the 2014 tournament which kicks off next week.
Modest Macclesfield man: Rickie Lambert’s ex-boss proud of England striker’s triumph over adversity
Lambert, who signed for Liverpool yesterday, 17 years after they released him as a kid, was a 19-year-old in a Macclesfield side that played in an FA Cup tie back in January 2002.
Tuesday Team Talk: Forget Rooney and the forwards, England’s defence and midfield are the worry
England manager Roy Hodgson has to find a solution in midfield where he needs to find a partner for Steven Gerrard, as well as in defence where he has a glaring weakness.
Not so Clever! Tom Cleverley’s England World Cup woes continue… as his face subbed onto comic’s plane prank pic
Prankster Simon Brodkin tried to clamber on Luton Airport-bound bus yesterday with Roy Hodgson’s England squad flying to Miami ahead of World Cup.
Comment: New Zealand tour is make or break for Danny Cipriani’s international future
Having clawed his way back into the England squad and, thanks to George Ford’s injury, the mercurial Cipriani is in with a real chance of getting the nod from Stuart Lancaster to start at fly half.
‘I believe in Wayne Rooney’: England boss Roy Hodgson backs Manchester United striker over Scholes criticism
England play their send-off friendly at Wembley against Peru tonight before heading to the World Cup in Brazil, a tournament where they need talisman Rooney to shine.
Unfinished business: The return of Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff for Lancashire has cricket abuzz
The former England and Lancashire all-rounder returns after a four-year absence from the game to play for Glen Chapple’s Lancashire Lightning Squad this season.