Capello: Rooney must start scoring
England manager Fabio Capello has urged Wayne Rooney to regain his goalscoring touch after defending his decision to omit Michael Owen.
Keane living for the present
Robbie Keane will embark upon another World Cup qualifying campaign on Saturday insisting the memories of 2002 are firmly in the past.
Keane: Dimi will shine for United
Liverpool striker Robbie Keane has tipped former Tottenham team-mate Dimitar Berbatov to make Manchester United even stronger.
Burley pleads for patience
George Burley has urged the nation not to judge him after just one game as he prepares for his first competitive match as Scotland manager.
Trapattoni sets sights high
Giovanni Trapattoni has admitted he would not be happy with four points from the Republic of Ireland's opening two World Cup qualifiers.
Mowbray: English players too pricy
West Brom boss Tony Mowbray admits inflated prices for English players have forced him to assemble a foreign legion at The Hawthorns.
England's Rio held back for Zagreb
Rio Ferdinand will miss England's World Cup qualifying opener against Andorra with a neck injury but should be fit to face Croatia next week.
Davies backs young stars to shine
Skipper Simon Davies believes Wales' promising youngsters now have enough experience to make a genuine World Cup qualification challenge.
LMA urge Toon to rethink structure
LMA chief executive Richard Bevan has urged Newcastle to review their management structure in the wake of Kevin Keegan's resignation.
Tosh: KK exit is sign of the times
John Toshack has revealed his doubts over whether Kevin Keegan will ever manage in the Premier League again after walking out on Newcastle.
Tosh: Earnie's chance to shine
Robert Earnshaw will be given the chance to salvage his international career when Wales host Azerbaijan in World Cup qualifying on Saturday.
Hammer time all wrong for Roberto
Roberto Mancini's agent believes his client would be keen on working in England but claims the time is not right for him to manage West Ham.
Mutu's pay-out appeal goes to CAS
Adrian Mutu has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport against FIFA's order to pay £13.84million compensation to Chelsea.
Barton banned until late October
The FA has banned Newcastle's Joey Barton for six games for his assault on Ousmane Dabo - with a further six-match ban suspended.
Spurs confident Poyet would stay
Tottenham remain confident assistant boss Gus Poyet would want to stay at White Hart Lane if he is targeted to take over at Newcastle.
Wenger backs Capello to succeed
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has "complete confidence" in Fabio Capello to oversee a flying start to England's World Cup qualifying campaign.
Buffon dismisses City bid reports
Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has laughed off reports linking him with a 70million euro transfer to Manchester City.
Cuper: We should be in Tbilisi
Boss Hector Cuper has insisted Georgia's World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland could have been played in Tbilisi.
Hughes vows to make City massive
Mark Hughes has promised Manchester City's long-suffering fans he will not squander the opportunity to turn the club into European giants.
Lens keen to keep hold of Situ
Ligue 2 outfit Lens want to hand Darnel Situ a professional contract in order to keep the French starlet out of the hands of Manchester United.
TEAMtalk trading report - Part three
TEAMtalk's Ian Watson casts his eye over the comings and goings at Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Portsmouth and new boys Stoke.
Town confirm Walters bid snub
Ipswich have confirmed they turned down a bid from a Premier League club - believed to be Stoke - for highly-rated striker Jon Walters.
Hammers hit back at McCartney claim
West Ham have hit back at George McCartney's claim they instigated his move to Sunderland, insisting they wanted to keep the full-back.
Sonejee ready to renew Roo rivalry
Andorr defender Oscar Sonejee is looking forward to again doing battle with England striker Wayne Rooney in Saturday's World Cup qualifier.
Taylor urges Barton leniency
PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor has urged the FA to be lenient with Joey Barton when he appears before a disciplinary panel later on Friday.