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Wayne Rooney Rooney tipped to end goal drought
England coach Steve McClaren says Wayne Rooney will soon show his best form at international level.

Sol Campbell will win his first England cap for 16 months McClaren backs Campbell
England coach Steve McClaren expects Sol Campbell to excel as John Terry's replacement against Estonia at Wembley.

Alex McLeish is aware of the quality possessed by Ukraine McLeish plays down Ukraine game
Scotland manager Alex McLeish says his side can afford not to beat Ukraine and still qualify for Euro 2008.


McGregor pulls out of Scots squad
Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor is replaced in the Scotland squad with Aberdeen's Jamie Langfield.

Bellamy ready to start for Wales
Craig Bellamy declares himself fit to play for Wales in their Euro 2008 qualifiers with Cyprus.

Potter injury blow for Republic
Wolves midfielder Darren Potter is out of the Republic of Ireland's Euro 2008 qualifier against Germany on Saturday.

France plane delay threatens game
France's Euro 2008 qualifier in the Faroe Islands is in doubt after the squad's plane was unable to land because of bad weather.

England U21 1-0 Montenegro U21
James Milner scores the only goal as England beat Montenegro to top their Uefa U21 Championship group.

Reds striker Torres tears muscle
Liverpool may be without Fernando Torres for the Merseyside derby after the striker tear a muscle in his right leg.

Tranmere 0-0 Walsall
Walsall leave Prenton Park with a point as Tranmere extend their unbeaten run.


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HIGHLIGHTS AND FEATURES

England Under-21 photos
England's youngsters face Montenegro in a Euro 2009 qualifier

Why Scots football is flourishing
Craig Brown on how a nation rebuilt its football empire

Lawro's predictions
Mark Lawrenson's verdict on Saturday's international games

Micah Richards column
"The plastic pitch in Moscow will make things trickier"

Saturday's gossip column
Man Utd set to sign wonderkid, plus other rumours

Terry Butcher's view
"McClaren must save stars on yellow cards for Moscow"


EXTRAS

Holloway column
"I get fed up with my players' music - all that headbanging stuff and R'n'B"

Alan Hansen's column
"Scotland have returned to their roots and got success"

Barry finds his feet
How Gareth Barry waited to make his England mark

Third-party issues
Fifa's fears over third-party ownership in football

Cemetery for Hamburg fans
Europe's first football cemetery is being built in Hamburg to the delight of many fans of the German club, writes Steven Rosenberg.

Pick your Wales XI
Who would you put in your Wales starting line-up?

Pick your N Ireland XI
Who would you put in your Northern Ireland starting line-up?

Pick your Rep of Ireland XI
Who would you put in your Republic of Ireland starting line-up?

Sir Bobby Charlton at 70
Football legend Bobby Charlton's career in pictures

Chick Young's view
"Scotland cannot fail now. They just can't do this to us"


PREMIER LEAGUE

Kewell close to Liverpool return
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez reveals Harry Kewell is close to training with the first team after a groin injury.

Ten Cate completes Chelsea switch
Chelsea confirm Dutch coach Henk ten Cate has joined the club as assistant first-team coach.


INTERNATIONALS

Brown confident of Scotland glory
Former Scotland boss Craig Brown tells BBC Sport he is "supremely optimistic" they will qualify for Euro 2008.

Wales' progress pleases Toshack
Wales manager John Toshack is confident his side can pick up two wins against Cyprus and San Marino.

Gillespie & Evans miss Sweden tie
Injuries force Keith Gillespie and Jonny Evans to pull out of Northern Ireland's Euro 2008 qualifier against Sweden.

Staunton reveals German criticism
Steve Staunton uses alleged comments by German Football officials to try and fire up his players ahead of Saturday's Euro 2008 qualifier.


CHAMPIONSHIP

Hartson moves to Norwich on loan
John Hartson has signed for Norwich City on a month's loan with a view to extending the deal.

Stoke's Pericard is re-arrested
Stoke City striker Vincent Pericard is re-arrested because of problems with his electronic tag.


SCOTTISH PREMIER

Hart hopes for Inverness future
Midfielder Richie Hart says he wants to keep his career moving forward despite his suspension by Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Collins rejects approach by QPR
John Collins says he has no intention of leaving Hibernian, despite overtures from managerless QPR.

Well warned over trialist keeper
Henri Sillanpaa's agent says Motherwell could face competition from Falkirk and German clubs for the Vassa goalkeeeper's signature.


SCOTTISH LEAGUE

Montrose 0-0 Elgin City
Montrose and Elgin fail to find the net in a match disrupted by fog.


LEAGUE ONE

Hartlepool 1-0 Bristol Rovers
James Brown's first-half goal is enough to give Hartlepool the points.


EUROPE

Celtic fined as Dida receives ban
Celtic are fined £25,000 and AC Milan goalkeeper Dida is banned for two matches following trouble in the recent Champions League match.


LEAGUE TWO

McCall distraught after away loss
Bradford boss Stuart McCall was distraught after seeing his side lose in the last minute against Morecambe.


NON-LEAGUE

Rushden & D 1-2 Forest Green
Mark Beesley scores a goal in each half as Forest Green beat Rushden.


AFRICAN FOOTBALL

Mali and Benin qualify for Ghana
The conclusion of Group Nine sees Nations Cup places for the Eagles and the Squirrels.


WOMEN'S FOOTBALL

Arsenal hit four past Kazakh side
Arsenal began their defence of the Uefa Women's Cup in style with a 4-0 second-round tournament win over Alma KTZH.


WELSH FOOTBALL

Welsh Premier/non-league round-up
Full Welsh Premier and non-league round-up.


IRISH FOOTBALL

Donegal Celtic move up rankings
Donegal Celtic move into 12th position in the rankings for the 12-team Invitational League after a successful appeal.


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