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Rio Ferdinand and fellow England players should find out soon which of them will be required to provide information to anti-doping authorities about their daily whereabouts.

Chelsea are at the centre of a FA investigation after a training ground friendly reportedly had to be abandoned due to a mass punch-up between the players.

Arsene Wenger has told Fabio Capello he has only himself to blame that Theo Walcott will miss England’s vital World Cup qualifier against Croatia on September 9.

I was at the World Cup in Germany scouting for Wigan. It was Poland v Ecuador and I thought I might see some Poles of interest – you don’t expect to be scouting Ecuadoreans.

Wayne Rooney has been told in no uncertain terms he is not yet ready to be Manchester United captain. Rooney has said several times he wants to captain his club when current skipper Gary Neville stands down.

Scotland’s World Cup dream lies in tatters this morning after one of the most humiliating defeats in the nation’s history.

Jermain Defoe stormed from the bench with a pair of second-half goals to rescue England’s pride after a dreadful first 45 minutes against Holland.

Manchester City last night pulled out of the race to sign Samuel Eto’o after growing tired of the Barcelona striker’s failure to respond to their stunning offer of £180,000 a week after tax.

Fulham close in on an £11million deal for England striker Peter Crouch, who was also a target for Sunderland and AC Milan, after agreeing to sell Bobby Zamora to Hull.

Karim Benzema revealed he rejected advances from the likes of Champions League finalists Barcelona and Manchester United before opting for his “dream” move.

Barcelona are ready to offer Alexander Hleb a return to Arsenal in their bid to sign Cesc Fabregas. Eidur Gudjohnsen could also be part of a deal for the £40m-rated captain.

Former Arsenal, Birmingham, Leeds and Liverpool Jermaine Pennant has signed a three year deal with Real Zaragoza after passing a medical following his release at Anfield.

£30.75m flop Dimitar Berbatov’s short and tumultuous Old Trafford stay looks increasingly bleak as the champions weigh up a £17.1m swap deal to lure Atletico’ Sergio Aguero.

Samuel Eto’o has told Barcelona he will quit the club this summer. But the Cameroon striker will wait to see if Man Utd or Milan make an approach before accepting City’s offer.

Real are ready to rival Barcelona with a move for Cesc Fabregas after being frustrated in the chase of Xabi Alonso – despite the Arsenal skipper saying he is happy to stay put.