Wayne Rooney stood right at the front of the group of England players as they gathered in the centre circle at St Jakob Park last night.

Germany coach Joachim Loew demanded a high level of concentration from his World Cup stars on Monday on the eve of their Euro 2012 qualifier against the minnows of Azerbaijan in Cologne.

Arsenal are set to repeat their Cesc Fabregas raid on Barcelona's youth team by snapping up Oriol Romeu, according to the Daily Mail.

The Elephants of Cote D’Ivoire defeated the Amavubi of Rwanda 3-0 in Group H of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Saturday at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan.

Steven Gerrard feels England have work to do before they can challenge the big sides - but he reckons they "made a statement" against Bulgaria.

France's opening Euro 2012 qualifier 1-0 defeat by Belarus provoked united despair from the French press on Saturday.

England manager Fabio Capello has confirmed Jermain Defoe will partner Wayne Rooney in attack as the Three Lions begin their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign against Bulgaria at Wembley on Friday night.

Top European club coaches on Thursday welcomed the experiment with two extra assistant referees in the Champions League this season.

New France coach Laurent Blanc has passed the words of the French national anthem on to his players so they can sing La Marseillaise before their Euro 2012 qualifier against Belarus.

We grew to love them, or hate them, or simply ignore them by turning down our television sets during the World Cup.

Two years after joining Manchester City on transfer deadline day for a British record transfer fee, Robinho has completed his move to AC Milan and joins the Rossoneri on a four-year deal.

At the start of an eight day spell that could yet determine Fabio Capello’s England future, just eight players took part in a light training session on Monday night.