‘On the pitch there was a divide’: tales behind England’s World Cup failures

Before kick-off in Russia, England squad members from each World Cup since 1998 reflect on key lessons to be learned

World Cup stunning moments: Haiti shock Dino Zoff’s Italy

Italy should have seen off Haiti with ease in 1974 but the group game burst into life through the unheralded Emmanuel Sanon …

Football in 2014: 10 memorable moments

Paul Wilson on the best, worst and most controversial moments in football this year

Premier League: Chelsea players ran and played the most at the World Cup

Toby Moses: Premier League stars played a combined total of more than 16 days of football during their summer break, covering 2489.9km of Brazilian turf in the search for glory. It’s not much of a holiday

Louis van Gaal: I want to make my Manchester United team like Holland

Louis van Gaal will officially arrive at Manchester United on Wednesday and says he wants the club to ‘sing from the same hymn sheet’ like his Holland squad

Football transfer rumours: Wesley Sneijder to Manchester United?

Paul Pogba to Chelsea? | Enner Valencia to West Ham? | Micah Richards to Newcastle?

Louis van Gaal to officially join Manchester United after Holland exit

The Holland coach will officially join up with his new club next week after Saturday’s World Cup third-place play-off against Brazil

British executive of Match arrested in illegal ticket sales investigation

A senior executive with the official World Cup corporate hospitality provider was arrested in a Rio de Janeiro hotel on Monday as part of a Brazilian police investigation into illegal ticket sales

DeAndre Yedlin linked to Roma and Liverpool after World Cup success

Seattle Sounders defender impressed in Brazil and Roma have established links with Major League Soccer

Arturo Vidal a £40m target for Louis van Gaal at Manchester United

The Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal is wanted by the new Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal, who is not likely to be put off by the £40m asking price