Nicolas Anelka speaks for the first time since he was sent home from the World Cup, describing the tensions inside the France camp as a “timebomb”.

Diego Maradona is to be offered a new deal that would keep him in charge of Argentina through to the summer of 2014 – when Brazil stages the World Cup.

Injured Germany captain Michael Ballack warns World Cup skipper Philipp Lahm he expects to take back the armband on his return to fitness.

England rise one place to seventh in Fifa’s world rankings, despite an early World Cup exit, while Spain replace Brazil at number one.

Howard Webb says he has no regrets over his handling of Sunday’s ill-tempered World Cup final between Spain and the Netherlands.

England’s performance at South Africa 2010 is officially their worst at a World Cup finals, according to Fifa.

Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso calls Nigel de Jong’s ‘Kung-Fu’ kick on him in Sunday’s World Cup final one of the worst tackles he has ever received.