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Serbian Captain and Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has dashed rumours that he plans to leave the club. He has been repeatedly linked to big money moves abroad to Barcelona, Real Madrid and AC Milan.

Sports brand Adidas have recently released a range of fitness accessories called ‘miCoach’ which monitor heart rate, distance and speed when running. Unlike usual heart rate monitors, the data is not just displayed on a watch; instead they pair with software downloadable for free for all smartphones.

Rumours and speculation have been flying around over the future ownership of Liverpool Football Club, most notably the prospect of a buyout by Chinese businessman Kenneth Huang. He was first linked to the club in 2008 but was put off by the 650m valuation; the club is currently valued at 350m.

Kings of the sports industry, Nike, have recently released the new Manchester United Club Kits to showcase a new design approach. The aim of the kits was to maximise performance while minimising environmental impact. The design of the kits reflects the traditional graphics unique to United while made of lightweight recycled fabric.

With the spectacle of the World Cup gone by many of us are left with a somewhat bitter taste and a jaded feeling of disbelief at our countries inability to deliver what was so concretely promised. What bitters the taste even further is that each of the players and our manager seem to come back home with a dismissive ignorance borne out of oversized paycheques and a secure prominence in their home squad.

After a local resident tipped the police off to suspicious activity, Cumbria Police stopped and searched Stephen McRoy, he was carrying a drawstring bag which contained a pair of football boots, this is not unusual for a man of his age, but inside them was a hoard of class A drugs including heroin, cannabis and ecstasy.

Referee decisions have long caused controversy on and off the pitch and many argue that the introduction of technology to the decision making process would completely rule out any human error. In the recent world cup in South Africa there were numerous examples, particularly when England scored against Germany a goal that what was witnessed by millions but unfortunately not the ref. Many fans claim that had this goal been counted the unfortunate outcome would have been much different.

With the four year gaps, the advancements in technology between one world cup and the next really show, this year almost every household has a supersize HD TV available, at that last world cup these were priced out of the range of most consumers. This year many pubs showed the games in 3D and this market is emerging as the next big trend with televisions, undoubtedly this will be the norm by the next world cup. This raises the question of what the future holds for the beautiful game, how will we enjoy it, how will they play it? There are a variety of theories that are perfectly plausible; the only question is how soon it will come. Here is a selection of theories of what football will be like in 2020.

The world is captivated by the 2010 World Cup in South Africa but something that has divided opinion is the instruments that have all but drowned out the crowds at every stadium. The lengthy horns are selling out at any shop that sells them and the droning noise once unique to South Africa is spreading like wildfire.

The 2010 World Cup England team doctor Ian Beasley has set off to visit the training grounds of several premier league clubs to make a series assessments of the fitness of some key players. The checks come just days before Capello names his 30 man squad for the world cup this summer.