• Steven Gerrard and Ashley Cole also win Fifa plaudits• One nominee apiece from underachieving France and ItalyWayne Rooney may have been viewed as one of the biggest disappointments of the World Cup...

Players In Yossi Benayoun (Liverpool, Undisclosed) Ramires (Benfica, Undisclosed) Matej Delac (Zapresic, Undisclosed) Players Out Ricardo Carvalho (Real Madrid, Undisclosed) Joe Cole (Liverpool,...

Why I`m Happy We Didn`t Buy a Striker...

• England manager keeps 4-4-2 and most of World Cup failures• Steven Gerrard backs Capello before Bulgaria qualifier Fabio Capello will send England back into competitive action tomorrow evening with ...

Jose Mourinho has revealed his disappointment at failing to sign a new striker after weighing up bids for Didier Drogba and Emmanuel Adebayor.

The captain prefers to play further forward but has struggled to create an effective blend with Wayne RooneyFabio Capello may be on trial in England's next three matches, but the fixtures against Bulg...

Frank Lampard is not concerned that Chelsea have sold more players than it has bought this summer.

Defender Jamie Carragher accepts Liverpool's best chance of silverware this season will come in cup competitions as they have too much ground to make up on the likes of title-contenders Chelsea and Ma...

Van der Vaart Has a Change of Heart...

Spartak Moscow are ready to offer Yury Zhirkov a route out of Chelsea after Russia manager Dick Advocaat warned that his England-based were rotting on the bench.

Yossi Benayoun was the star turn as Euro 2012 qualifiers began for Chelsea players on Thursday evening, scoring a hat-trick in an Israel win.

Click here to have the Fiver sent to your inbox every weekday evening, or if your usual copy has stopped arrivingWAYNE ROONEY, WORLD CUP SUPERSTARLess than two months after the last kick of the World ...

• 'Jagielka is fit, he trained well,' says Fabio Capello• Italian says door is still open for David Beckham to returnFabio Capello has said he is not concerned about the injuries which have hit the En...

Another African Cup of Nations qualifying campaign is here again. It is going to be a busy weekend for a lot of African countries and the focus once again turns to Ghana, who almost caused a stir at t...

Michael Essien believes Chelsea are good enough to win the Champions League and defend their Premier League title this season.

Michael Essien is confident Chelsea will end their long wait for the Champions League this season...

CHELSEA ace Michael Essien wants the Champions League title to top last season

Chelsea - Mind Games Mourinho...

Wigan striker Franco Di Santo admits limited opportunities at Chelsea forced him to leave Stamford Bridge in the search for regular football...

• Stanimir Stoilov says team will not provoke England man• Referee should 'punish' Rooney if he loses his coolBulgaria's coach, Stanimir Stoilov, has called for the referee of their Euro 2012 qualifie...

Fabio Capello understands why John Terry and Frank Lampard can't play against Bulgaria.

Franco Di Santo is looking to kick-start his career at his new club.

Chelsea - That Bruma Hernia Operation...

ROBERT GREEN is tipped to recover from a hip op in time to face Chelsea next weekend

Frank Lampard is looking sharp and ready to talk on the cover of October's Chelsea magazine, now on sale...