Spanish Primera Division side Osasuna have sacked manager José cngel Ziganda after the club's recent string of disappointing results.

Arsenal forward Robin van Persie has been declared fit in time to make an appearance in Holland's World Cup qualifier with Norway on Wednesday.

Steven Gerrard admits England stars like Ashley Cole have to be strong enough to cope if the fans turn on them.

Scotland manager George Burley accused Kris Boyd of not caring for his country after the striker quit the international scene.

England coach Fabio Capello suffered a major blow on Monday with the news that defenders John Terry and Ashley Cole will miss WednesdayÂ's World Cup qualifier against Belarus.

Wayne Rooney has told Fabio Capello he is prepared to sacrifice his attacking ambitions to be the EnglandÂ's coach utility man.

The bears may be winning the battle for control of the direction of financial markets but their pessimism is not going unchallenged in the world of English football.

A friendly fixture between England and Spain is set to be moved from its scheduled venue of Madrid next year over fears that racism could again become the overriding feature of the match.

Italian football federation president Giancarlo Abete said on Monday that Italy fans will be barred from buying tickets to away matches until further notice.

Liverpool on Monday rubbished reports which claim they have scrapped plans to move to a new stadium and want to expand Anfield instead.

Raymond Domenech, who is set to have talks with French football authorities over his future, will keep his post after FranceÂ's draw against Romania, according to sports daily LÂ'Equipe on Monday.

SevillaÂ's Mali international Frederic Kanoute, who tore his right calf against Chad in an African World Cup qualifier at the weekend, will be out of action for at least three weeks, the Spanish first division club said.

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres believes that his side has the ability to win this year's Premiership, he told the club's official website.

The remaining teams at the Futsal World Cup in Brazil will be fighting for a spot in the semi finals as they play their final group games on Tuesday.

Former Spain coach Jose Antonio Camacho has been named the new boss of Osasuna after Jose Angel Ziganda was sacked earlier on Monday.

West Ham United stopper Robert Green on Monday pulled out of EnglandÂ's squad for WednesdayÂ's World Cup qualifier against Belarus.

Germany captain Michael Ballack is an injury doubt for Wednesday nightÂ's World Cup qualifier against Wales after damaging a calf muscle, it was announced on Monday.

Italy coach Marcelo Lippi has volunteered to take part in an anti-racism and anti-fascism film aimed at schoolchildren, its director Moni Ovadia said Monday.

The European credit crisis will have an impact on Barcelona but the club will weather the storm, a top official at the Catalan club said Monday.

Last week Saturday, once again, we saw the stuff our biggest football brand in the country, the Super Eagles are made of. We saw a Shaibu Amodu-led team continue to move like trojans, maintaining a 100% winning streak in six