60% of 1,000 people questioned in the States admitted to being unaware of the England talisman, who has been the face of the national side’s failure at major tournaments for the last decade.

Manchester City’s Yaya Toure has claimed the club denied him compassionate leave to visit his dying brother – as rumours of a summer Etihad exit grow.

Ex-Manchester United striker Andrew Cole has backed claims that England players duck out of international duty, insisting that international football is ‘just a bonus’.

England’s defeat to Uruguay exposed their lack of depth.

The younger brother of Manchester City’s Yaya and former Blue Kolo Toure has died in Manchester aged 28.

The pair nicknamed Phil Jagishellka and Danny Shellbeck were filmed knocking a ball about in the water at Manchester’s Sea Life Centre.

Reports of domestic abuse in on England’s opening weekend in Greater Manchester jumped nearly 30 per cent compared to the same period during the last World Cup.

Frank Lampard believes the fear of having to fly home early will motivate England in their crunch clash with Uruguay in Sao Paulo.

Roy Hodgson believes he has got the ‘weapons’ to still cause some damage at this World Cup.

The National Football Museum is giving fans the chance to become curators and exhibit their own World Cup memorabilia

Manchester United’s two most established strikers could hardly have experienced two more contrasting opening games at the World Cup in Brazil