Football

Cristiano Ronaldo has said he is not concerned by his failure to score for his country in 15 months of international football.

The constant drone of cheap and tuneless plastic horns is killing the atmosphere at the World Cup.

Javier Hernandez's family has a long footballing tradition, and the Mexico striker will try to repeat history.

Brazil will begin the World Cup with the oldest squad at the tournament, but not the most experienced one.

England's Robert Green committed a shocking error while USA's Tim Howard produced a dependable display.

Maradona says it seemed like his players "couldn't see the goal" as they squandered numerous scoring opportunities.

England manager Fabio Capello wants Wayne Rooney to put up a disciplined performance and show respect to referees.

The Mexicans are the better team, but South Africa has improved steadily and are very fit.

Captain Steven Gerrard said the England players have been told to control their aggression.

The Switzerland skipper hurt his right ankle in training.

Germany made the 10-hour journey south from Frankfurt as the first passengers on a new Airbus 380 plane.

Ten Argentine soccer hooligans supposedly planning acts of violence at the World Cup have been detained.

Backup goalkeeper Brad Jones has left the Australia squad and returned home because of an illness in his family.

Frank Lampard has warned the United States they would be wasting their time trying to antagonise Wayne Rooney.

Henry, a former captain, has been France's most prolific scorer with 51 goals from 121 caps.

Carlos Vela and Alberto Medina exposed a slow, ragged Italy defense to give Mexico a 2-1 victory over Italy.