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Huddlestone drafted in by Pearce

Tue, 13 May 2008 16:20:00 GMT

Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone is called into the England Under-21 squad as a replacement for the injured Mark Noble. Huddlestone retains his place in the senior squad, however.

Germany, Denmark given extra UEFA places

Tue, 13 May 2008 15:50:00 GMT

Germany and Denmark are handed extra UEFA Cup places next season after having won a UEFA Fair Play draw.

Nafti extends Birmingham contract

Tue, 13 May 2008 15:06:00 GMT

Birmingham midfielder Mehdi Nafti signs a one-year contract extension to keep him at St Andrews until 2009. The 29-year-old Tunisia international takes up a one-year option on his contract which was due to end this summer.

Eustace wins appeal

Tue, 13 May 2008 14:19:00 GMT

Watford captain John Eustace wins appeal against red card in first leg of play-off semi final against Hull and is available for second leg. Eustace was shown a straight red by referee Kevin Friend for an innocuous challenge.

Bulgarian clubs get stadium bans

Tue, 13 May 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Bulgarian premier league clubs CSKA Sofia, Levski Sofia and Botev Plovdiv are given crowd bans after hooliganism mars their matches on the penultimate day of the season.

Inamoto could miss four Japan games

Tue, 13 May 2008 13:59:00 GMT

Japan midfielder Junichi Inamoto could miss four World Cup qualifiers next month to have bolts removed from his left leg. The Eintracht Frankfurt player broke his leg in a friendly with England four years ago and had to undergo surgery during which the bolts were inserted.

Togo to play home match in Ghana

Tue, 13 May 2008 13:40:00 GMT

Togo elect to play their home World Cup qualifier against Zambia in neighbouring Ghana after being banned from hosting matches in their own country.

Lemerre to take over Morocco

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:47:00 GMT

Frenchman Roger Lemerre is named as Morocco's new national coach - he will take charge on July 1.

Mueller handed Euro lifeline

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:41:00 GMT

Experienced central defender Patrick Mueller is given a chance to prove his fitness for Euro 2008 after being called up in a provisional 26-man squad by Switzerland coach Koebi Kuhn.

Premier League pair sign for QPR

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:33:00 GMT

Tottenham goalkeeper Radek Cerny and Newcastle defender Peter Ramage both sign for Championship side Queen's Park Rangers.

Seedorf out of Euro 2008

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:25:00 GMT

Netherlands midfielder Clarence Seedorf pulls out of the squad for Euro 2008.

Falkirk sign McNamara

Tue, 13 May 2008 09:24:00 GMT

Falkirk sign former Scotland international Jackie McNamara on a two-year contract. McNamara, 34, left Aberdeen last month and cited a desire to move back to Scotland's Central Belt.

Pompey sign West Brom youngster

Tue, 13 May 2008 09:23:00 GMT

Portsmouth sign West Bromwich Albion starlet James Hurst. The 16-year-old is an England youth international and has accepted the offer to move to Fratton Park. Pompey will now pay The Baggies compensation for the young defender.

Do-heon to make Brom move permanent

Tue, 13 May 2008 08:04:00 GMT

South Korea midfielder Kim Do-heon is to make his loan move to West Bromwich Albion permanent, his South Korean team Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma confirm.

Second string squad for Aussies

Tue, 13 May 2008 08:03:00 GMT

Australia name a largely second-string squad for their international friendly against Ghana in Sydney on May 23. Australia coach Pim Verbeek has included forward Harry Kewell and goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer but rest captain Lucas Neill and several other first-choice players.

Halilhodzic named Ivory Coast coach

Tue, 13 May 2008 07:59:00 GMT

Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic is named Ivory Coast coach, signing a two-year contract to take charge of the country's bid to reach a second successive World Cup finals.

Grenoble promoted to Ligue 1

Mon, 12 May 2008 23:19:00 GMT

Grenoble will play in the French first division for the first time in 45 years next season after a 0-0 home draw with Chateauroux meant they will finish third in Ligue 2 behind Le Havre and Nantes, who had already secured promotion to Ligue 1.

Maradona scores in charity match

Mon, 12 May 2008 23:18:00 GMT

Argentina great Diego Maradona, 47, scores a penalty and rolls back the years with some exquisite passing as two teams made up of players and celebrities draw 6-6 in a charity match in Rome.

Mendez backtracks from Ecuador retirement

Mon, 12 May 2008 23:17:00 GMT

Ecuador midfielder Edison Mendez, who quit the national team in February, changes his mind and says he wants to play again.

Kovac ponders post-Euro 2008 retirement

Mon, 12 May 2008 23:17:00 GMT

Croatia captain Niko Kovac could end his international career after Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland in June, where he expects his country to reach the last eight.

Maniche left out of Portugal's squad

Mon, 12 May 2008 23:15:00 GMT

Inter Milan's Maniche is a surprise omission when Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari named his 23-man squad for June's European Championship finals in Austria and Switzerland.

African Confederation Cup results

Mon, 12 May 2008 22:10:00 GMT

Asante Kotoko (Ghana) 4 Dolphin FC (Nigeria) 1 First leg: 0-2; Asante Kotoko won 4-3 on aggregate.