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Townsend shines in England victory
Church fires Wales to victory
Ireland defeat sends Germany through
Northern Ireland slip up in Azerbaijan
Hodgson takes gamble on Townsend
Mills responds to Lineker remark
Weir sacked by Blades
Cardiff sack Moody, back Mackay
Lukaku double sends Belgium to World Cup
Arsenal's must have plans for this January
Cardiff board set for meeting over Moody removal
England blow for Cleverley
Everton's Elstone defends Premier League
Nemanja Matic top of the Liverpool targets for January?
Lineker critical of FA commission
Forfar V Stranraer at Station Park : Match Preview
Brazil star Neymar could miss huge Seoul crowd
Japanese Messi, 9, to join Real Madrid academy
Munich star Goetze in trouble with sponsors again
Manchester United youngster Januzaj is not the answer claims Mills
Arsenal - The Best Team In North London?
Davis keen to end Luxembourg pain
Steven Naismith happy for lone role
FIFA World ranking makes England the Equivalent of Sunderland
Lionel Messi the greatest player of all time?
Hoddle calls for English quota rules in Premier League
Bowkett: Pressure comes from within
Ozil impressed by Wenger
Rochdale V Newport County at Spotland Stadium : Match Preview
Fleetwood Town V Chesterfield at Highbury Stadium : Match Preview
AFC Wimbledon V Accrington Stanley at The Cherry Red Records Stadium : Match Preview
Stevenage V Brentford at The Lamex Stadium : Match Preview
Leyton Orient V Milton Keynes Dons at Matchroom Stadium : Match Preview

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 05:16 PM PDT

Roy Hodgson hit the World Cup jackpot after taking a punt on the kid who breached the FAs betting regulations

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 05:01 PM PDT

It may not be enough to save Chris Colemans job but injury-hit Wales moved off the bottom of World Cup qualifying Group A with a 1-0 victory over Macedonia in Cardiff

Ireland defeat sends Germany through

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 05:01 PM PDT

Mesut Ozil ensured Germanys presence at the World Cup finals in Brazil as he left it late to round off a decisive 3-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland

Northern Ireland slip up in Azerbaijan

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 02:16 PM PDT

Northern Irelands World Cup qualifying campaign stumbled to another new low as they followed up their defeat in Luxembourg with a 2-0 loss in Azerbaijan

Hodgson takes gamble on Townsend

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 02:16 PM PDT

Roy Hodgson took a punt on Andros Townsend as he handed the Tottenham wide-man his debut in Englands crucial World Cup qualifier with Montenegro

Mills responds to Lineker remark

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 02:01 PM PDT

Former England full-back Danny Mills has hit back at Gary Lineker for calling the majority of those confirmed as Football Association commission members utterly pointless

Weir sacked by Blades

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 01:16 PM PDT

Sheffield United have sacked first-team manager David Weir following the clubs disappointing start to the Sky Bet League One season

Cardiff sack Moody, back Mackay

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 12:31 PM PDT

Cardiff owner Vincent Tan has reiterated his support for manager Malky Mackay as the Barclays Premier League club confirmed the departure of Iain Moody as their head of recruitment

Lukaku double sends Belgium to World Cup

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 11:31 AM PDT

On-loan Everton striker Romelu Lukaku scored two first-half goals as Belgium beat Croatia 2-1 to became the third European team to reach the World Cup finals on Friday

Arsenal's must have plans for this January

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 09:44 AM PDT

The Gunners are set to their best start in five years as they lie on the table top after seven games jointly with Liverpool

Cardiff board set for meeting over Moody removal

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 09:31 AM PDT

Cardiff are due to hold a board meeting on Monday in the wake of the removal of Iain Moody as head of recruitment Press Association Sport understands

England blow for Cleverley

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 08:31 AM PDT

Tom Cleverley has been ruled out of Englands World Cup qualifying matches against Montenegro and Poland

Everton's Elstone defends Premier League

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 08:16 AM PDT

Everton chief executive Robert Elstone has launched an impassioned defence of the Barclays Premier League in the wake of the debate around youth development in England

Nemanja Matic top of the Liverpool targets for January?

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 08:14 AM PDT

Could Serbia and Benfica midfielder dynamo Nemanja Matic be Liverpool bound this January

Lineker critical of FA commission

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 07:31 AM PDT

Former England striker Gary Lineker claims the majority of the Football Association commission members are utterly pointless and poor selections for the task of reviving the national team

Forfar V Stranraer at Station Park : Match Preview

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 07:31 AM PDT

Brazil star Neymar could miss huge Seoul crowd

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 07:11 AM PDT

A near-capacity crowd in Seoul could miss seeing Neymar in action after the Brazilian idol suffered a heavy fall in training ahead of Saturdays friendly with South Korea

Japanese Messi, 9, to join Real Madrid academy

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 07:10 AM PDT

A stunning young footballing talent dubbed the Japanese Messi for his dazzling dribbling ability is set to sharpen his skills at Real Madrids youth academy

Munich star Goetze in trouble with sponsors again

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 07:08 AM PDT

Bayern Munich star Mario Goetze has landed himself in hot water again for wearing Nike products this time on duty with Germany who are sponsored by rival firm Adidas

Manchester United youngster Januzaj is not the answer claims Mills

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 07:01 AM PDT

Football Association commission member Danny Mills believes trying to get Belgium-born Adnan Januzaj to play for England one day would be just a quick fix to a long-term problem

Arsenal - The Best Team In North London?

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 04:41 AM PDT

Who'll be the most successful manager in north London this year Who'll be the most successful player in north London this year Who'll be the most successful team in north London this year The obvious answer… No one knows yet

Davis keen to end Luxembourg pain

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 04:16 AM PDT

Northern Ireland captain Steven Davis is setting his sights on victory over Azerbaijan after admitting footage of his sides last outing proved tough to watch

Steven Naismith happy for lone role

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 04:01 AM PDT

Steven Naismith will be happy to take over the demanding lone-strikers role with Scotland that was recently vacated by Kenny Miller

FIFA World ranking makes England the Equivalent of Sunderland

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 03:42 AM PDT

Coming into the World Cup Qualifier games against Montenegro and Poland England sit 17th in the world rankings

Lionel Messi the greatest player of all time?

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 03:15 AM PDT

Few can argue that Lionel Messi has made an outstanding impact for Barcelona these past 10 years

Hoddle calls for English quota rules in Premier League

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 02:46 AM PDT

Former England manager Glenn Hoddle has suggested a quota system should be employed in the Barclays Premier League to improve the national teams chances of success

Bowkett: Pressure comes from within

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 02:46 AM PDT

Norwich chairman Alan Bowkett maintains the club are not about to make a knee-jerk reaction following a frustrating start to the new Barclays Premier League season - but warned manager Chris Hughton that dealing with constant pressure is all part of his job

Ozil impressed by Wenger

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 02:46 AM PDT

Mesut Ozil has backed Arsene Wenger to bring long-awaited success to Arsenal after seeing his work at close hand

Rochdale V Newport County at Spotland Stadium : Match Preview

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 02:01 AM PDT

Fleetwood Town V Chesterfield at Highbury Stadium : Match Preview

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 02:01 AM PDT

AFC Wimbledon V Accrington Stanley at The Cherry Red Records Stadium : Match Preview

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 02:01 AM PDT

Stevenage V Brentford at The Lamex Stadium : Match Preview

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 02:01 AM PDT

Leyton Orient V Milton Keynes Dons at Matchroom Stadium : Match Preview