Rio de Janeiro? As stale as yesterday’s päo de queijo. São Paulo? As cutting edge as a mid-nineties Now That’s What I Call Music CD. These days, the footballing place to be in Brazil is Belo Horizonte.

Patrice Evra is favoured at left-back by the national team

Football's biggest prize has twice been won with the help of dictators fixing matches for the host team, according to a Fifa-hosted conference on World Cup history.

Midfielder struggling with shoulder injury

 Luiz Felipe Scolari's side were playing their first friendly at a 2014 World Cup stadium

The Liverpool captain has featured in every minute of the Reds' 34 Premier League matches so far

Changes would help players perform better on the international stage

Uruguayan FA question why Fifa have targeted the Liverpool striker

Remarks come after England manager Roy Hodgson claimed his efforts were being undermined by clubs

The FA Cup semi-finalists are due to play in New York

Striker struck Chile defender Jara while on international duty

England manager fears trips like Rio Ferdinand's are relegating country's games to 'lesser stage'

Former Manchester United captain is a pundit on Sky Sports

England have no chance of winning World  Cup until it is says Manchester United legend

Draw with Montenegro sees Portugal and Croatia go ahead