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Togo 'will play in African Cup'

Togo's footballers will play in the African Nations Cup, even though the government withdrew the team after a deadly attack, players say.

'Stay in Angola,' Wenger tells Arsenal pair

• No recall for Emmanuel Eboué and Alex Song, says manager• 'Tournament in Angola has to go on,' insists WengerArsène Wenger will not be seeking the release of Emmanuel Eboué and Alex Song from the Africa Cup of Nations and has insisted the tournament should go ahead as...

Togo withdraw from the Cup of Nations

• Togo players criticise CAF for failing to delay tournament's start• FA says it will try to ensure all Premier League players' safetyTogo pulled out of the Africa Cup of Nations last night following the gun attack on the team bus on Friday in Angola, which killed at least three people....

Poor old Pompey made to pay dear in the age of imprudence | David James

The rest of the game has a serious lesson to learn from Portsmouth's fall from great deedsA new year, a new decade – but what will it bring for football? As much as I would like to be positive I can't help but advise that we proceed with caution. With everything going on at Portsmouth right...

1963: When football in Britain froze for nearly 10 weeks

The current deep freeze has nothing on 47 years ago when football was gripped by an ice ageThe current big freeze has far to go before it equals the paralysis that disrupted the season of 1963. When Middlesbrough beat Blackburn 3-1 in a replay at Ayresome Park on 11 March, this brought to an end...

Patrick Vieira deal shows that Premier League standards have slipped | Paul Wilson

Roberto Mancini's first signing for Manchester City could cause problems if the ageing Frenchman cannot justify his placeSir Alex Ferguson reckons the Premier League is getting harder, and cites Birmingham's rise under Alex McLeish as proof that standards throughout the league have improved this...

Football's highest-paid flops

As Portsmouth stare into the financial abyss, more and more players on lucrative contracts are languishing on the sidelinesJohn Utaka was Portsmouth's record signing when he joined from Rennes in July 2007 for £7m. In two and a half years, he has become their record waste of money.Utaka has...

Martin Petrov's smile switched back on by Roberto Mancini

Manchester City's Bulgarian winger is back on the field and back in the mood thanks to the new man at the helmMartin Petrov always plays with a smile on his face. Look at the picture of Stephen Ireland flashing his Superman briefs and Petrov is beside him with a cartoon grin. That beam has been...