England captain John Terry believes his team must become more streetwise if they want to end the country s long wait for World Cup glory.
After a fortnight in which diving has been top of the British football agenda due to controversial incidents involving Eduardo, Wayne Rooney and Aiden McGeady, Terry hinted that England s stars have often been too honest for their own good.
While Arsenal striker Eduardo was handed a two-match European ban for his theatrical fall against Celtic and Celtic midfielder McGeady was sent off for diving against Hibernian, Terry knows from first-hand experience that many cheats have got away with their acts of deception.
The Chelsea defender has no intention of condoning the kind of clear dive that landed Eduardo in hot water, but he …
Werder Bremen have completed the signing of United States international Aron Johannsson from AZ.
Johannsson moved to the Eredivisie in January 2013 and has scored 29 goals in 60 league appearances for the club.
The 24-year-old striker, who has scored four goals in 17 appearances for USA, will now continue his career in the Bundesliga after signing a four-year deal with Bremen.
This is the right step to move forward in my development, Johannsson told Bremen s official website.
Werder Bremen is a great club where I will do my utmost to develop myself and to make my contribution to the team s success.
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New York Red Bulls defender Aaron Long hopes the United Kingdom s strange work permit system will not deny him the chance to join West Ham.
Manuel Pellegrini is reportedly keen on signing the 26-year-old to bolster his options at centre-back.
Long started five times for the United States at the recent Gold Cup but has not yet satisfied the Football Association s requirements for endorsement of a work permit.
Premier League clubs must submit their applications before the transfer window closes on Thursday.
As our biggest ally, it seems strange that a football player from the US can t automatically get a work visa to play in England, Long told Sky Sports.
Every kid in the USA dreams of playing in the English Premier League.
Not many playe…
Japan s Yasuhito Endo was voted Asian player of the year, while South Korean club Pohang Steelers and the country s national team both picked up prizes at a colourful ceremony here on Tuesday.
The Asian stars were honoured at the annual Asian Football Confederation awards amidst a glittering showpiece of traditional dance and acrobatic performances.
South Korea dominated the award ceremony, winning national team of the year, coach of the year for the country s Huh Jung Moo and club of the year for the Ponhang Steelers.
The country s Ki Sung Yueng bagged the men s young player of the year award while Japan s Mana Iwabuchi was named women s young player.
Japan won the fair play award while Syria s General Farouk Bouzo was given the lifetime achievement aw…
Landon Donovan has issued the Los Angeles Galaxy an ultimatum compel English superstar David Beckham to clean up his act or risk alienating Donovan, the club s all-time top active scorer.
Let s say he does stay here for three more years, Donovan said in passages from a upcoming book on Sports Illustrated s website. I m not going to spend the next three years of my life doing it this way. This is (expletive) miserable. I don t want to have soccer be this way.
US national team captain Donovan blasted Beckham in the book, The Beckham Experiment , questioning the former England captain s work ethic, leadership and teammate skills on the Major League Soccer squad.
Maybe he s not a leader. Maybe he s not a captain, author Grant Wahl quotes Donovan as saying in the …
Zlatko Dalic said he could coach Brazil or Barcelona but Croatia will always remain his favourite job after the country s run to the World Cup final.
Croatia made history under head coach Dalic following their first World Cup final appearance in Russia, where they lost 4-2 to France in the decider.
Dalic and Croatia earned admirers for their football throughout the tournament, while the Balkan nation were greeted by an estimated half-a-million fans on the streets of Zagreb having returned home to a remarkable reception despite defeat.
Reflecting on Croatia s World Cup exploits, Dalic said in an emotional speech: I can be coach of Brazil or Barcelona but this will always be the favorite job, to lead Croatian national team. …
Beleaguered, bedraggled and very possibly bankrupt by the end of next week: things could hardly get worse for Portsmouth at the moment.
This weekend however brings the chance of relief in the form of an FA Cup last-16 meeting with arch rivals Southampton that is arguably the pick of the fifth round ties.
Nothing cheers a Pompey fan up more than beating the Scummers and, despite being rock bottom of the Premier League, the Fratton Park faithful will make the 17-mile trip along England s south coast in confident mood ahead of Saturday s lunchtime tie.
Southampton, themselves a top flight club as recently as 2005, are currently to be found residing in the middle of League One, the third tier of English football, although they would be close to the promotion play-of…
Gareth Southgate s four-match spell as England interim manager came to a dramatic conclusion as Spain scored twice in the dying minutes to snatch a 2-2 draw at Wembley.
It looked as though Southgate s hopes of landing the job on a full-time basis would be given a major boost as the hosts led 2-0 with a minute of normal time remaining in Tuesday s friendly.
But Spain debutant Iago Aspas bent in a superb goal off the inside of the left-hand post and, in the sixth minute of stoppage time, Isco squeezed a shot through the legs of substitute goalkeeper Tom Heaton at his near post.
It was a disappointing end to what amounted to a four-game audition for Southgate, which also featured comfortable World Cup qualifying wins over Malta and Scotland either side of a frustr…
Pep Guardiola hailed match-winner Bernardo Silva after Manchester City made it three wins on the bounce on Saturday.
Silva was the standout performer as City beat Leicester City 1-0 at the King Power Stadium to sit one point behind Premier League pacesetters Manchester United.
The Portugal playmaker scored the decisive goal in the 62nd minute, had two other attempts on target and created three chances, behind only Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish (both four).
Silva had been expected to leave City in the recent transfer window, with Guardiola confirming in August that the 27-year-old was hoping to find a new club.
Yet with no suitors coming in, Silva has nevertheless kept up his level over the early part of the season, filling in for the injured Kevin De…
Paris Saint-Germain have signed Yohan Cabaye from Newcastle United on a three-and-a-half-year contract.
The 28-year-old France international moves to the Ligue 1 champions for a fee believed to be in the region of £20million.
Cabaye, who joined Newcastle from Lille in June 2011, has been heavily linked with a switch away from St James Park throughout the January transfer window, with Manchester United also thought to be interested in his services.
The midfielder reportedly wanted to sign for Arsenal ahead of the 2013-14 season, and did not feature in Newcastle s first two Premier League fixtures of the campaign against Manchester City and West Ham after the Emirates Stadium outfit had a bid rejected.
However, he went on to make 19 top-flight appearances for Alan…