Anzhi Makhachkala, the Russian club with an abundance of wealth behind them, are reportedly close to signing Fabio Capello as manager. The club, owned by Russian billionaire Suleyman Kerimov, has made no attempts to hide its wealth and in recent times has made moves for every notable high profile player available for transfer.

Hot Prospects: 13 English young players to watch in 2012 is a post from: Just Football

Who says there's a dearth of English talent coming through at youth level? After disappointment for England's youngsters at international level in 2011 here are 13 youngsters tipped for great things in 2012 and beyond courtesy of Aidan R, editor of England Football Blog.

Frank Lampard's close range header in the 49th minute gave England a 1-0 win over reigning European and World Cup champions Spain at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday. The team captain for the day in the absence of Chelsea teammate John Terry, Lampard nodded in the winner after Darren Bent's header had rebounded of [.

Why we'll lose the right to lecture ANYONE one racism if John Terry is picked for England

If any TV producers are reading this can I ask them to persuade Caroline Aherne to bring Mrs Merton out of retirement. Just so she can invite a piece of excrement on to her couch and ask: "what first attracted you to the lovely England football captain, John Terry?

The greed of Liverpool Football Club is astounding given the fact they want to sell their own overseas TV rights and in the process kill of half of the Premier League.

They, well their managing director Ian Ayre, wants to adopt the Spanish model, where individual clubs have the freedom to negotiate their own packages based upon their global popularity.

Following the recent launch of the 2011/12 England Away kit, Umbro has released a special edition England Away shirt and England Anthem jacket, offering a stylish and unique alternative to the main football kit. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.

England football and cricket teams caught up in riots

England's football and cricket teams both found themselves caught up in Britain's riot madness. Fabio Capello's men are due to play Holland in a friendly at Wembley.

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Over the past mohth we have brought you extensive coverage of the launch of the England Umbro 2011/12 outfield player and goalkeeper away kits. These strips will serve as England's alternate uniforms for their FIFA World Cup 2014 and Euro 2012 qualifying campaigns into 2012. Now England kit provider Umbro has released detailed pictures of the [.

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Michael Regan/Getty Images With the hubbub of the Royal Wedding taking the Internet by storm, it seems only right to talk about the favorite past time of England, Football.
In honor of the pending nuptials, I thought a look into the favorite football clubs of the royal family seemed like a great piece of gossip for all those obsessed with Kate and William.

Goalkeepers, be warned. Stay on your line when England's Ellen White is around. Image: Reuters/Daylife

Right. Before you lot start having panic attacks that we've got distracted by a passing cake lorry and forgotten to cover the Copa America again, fear not. Today we shall supply you with not one, but two Midweek Results posts; one covering the Women's World Cup (this one) and one covering the Copa America (hitting your screens later).

In conjunction with the launch of the team's 2011/12 outfield player away kit, the England Umbro 2011/12 away kit was released on Friday. Here's a look at the shirt that Joe Hart and the rest of England's goalies will wear on the road over the next year and Umbro's description of it. Both jerseys are now [.

Manchester, England (1 July 2011) English WBA Boxing Champion, David Haye, will tomorrow night launch the new England Away football shirt (available soon at the World Soccer Shop England Store)when he walks into the arena ahead of his world heavyweight title unification fight against Wladimir Klitschko.

Under the circumstances, Sir Alex Ferguson could certainly be forgiven for calling it a day at Old Trafford, picking up his golf clubs and his gardening tools and enjoying a well earned retirement. After 25 years, the United boss has seen and done it all in the game and the retirement of Edwin van der Sar, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes, along with the imminent end of Ryan Giggs, marks the end of an era for Sir Alex.

Regular guest blogger Richard Smith doesn't pull any punches with his appraisal the current state of the senior squad we'll have a preview of the Under 21s posted on Saturday morning.

The situation in the England football camp appears to be worsening by the day with manager, Fabio Capello, coming under increasing pressure, more so than he has ever known before.

Leon Osman has never made an international appearance despite seven solid seasons with Everton. Is he England's ‘forgotten man'?
On Saturday, a late Leighton Baines penalty cancelled out two Darren Bent strikes as Everton shared the points with Aston Villa in a dramatic draw at Goodison Park.

In recognition of the England Ladies' massive win over the FIFA #1 ranked United States on Saturday we're taking an in-depth look at the England 2010/11 home soccer jersey (now available at World Soccer Shop, Onionbag.com and Subside Sports). Design Umbro has worked wonders with the simple white template of the famous England home kit.

Photo by Leslie Millman-Manchesterunitedman1 Born in England, football has always been considered by purists as a gentleman's game. But lately the notion seems reserved for nostalgic old-timers, pining fuddy-duddies ignorant of the modern game's...
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With the March 26th EURO 2012 clash between England and Wales looming, Football Fashion is giving away a brand new England 2010/12 away soccer jersey! This is the kit worn by the Three Lions for their away games since the Spring of 2010 and at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Among the best [.

England manager Fabio Capello has named his squad for the March 26th EURO 2012 qualifier against Wales and the March 29th friendly against Ghana. With preferred England wingers Theo Walcott injured and Adam Johnson either injured or recovering from injury, Capello has named Wolverhampton man Matt Jarvis to his team.

England football superstar Steven Gerrard has taken on the job of mentoring Coventry teenager Conor Thomas since his move to Liverpool.
The Merseyside club's captain has taken the 17-year-old Coundon lad under his wing this week after he joined from Coventry City.
Staff at Coundon Court School has been told their former pupil is getting lifts to training and one-to-one sessions with one of the best footballers in the country.