Jerome Rothen claims Rangers attempted to offload star defender Madjid Bougherra during the January transfer window.

Pedro Mendes was on the brink of returning to Portugal this afternoon after Rangers agreed a fee with Sporting Lisbon for the midfielder.

Kris Boyd should discover tomorrow exactly how long he faces on the sidelines after limping out of Rangers’ Active Nation Scottish Cup thriller at Hamilton with a groin injury.

Jerome Rothen remains in France being treated for swine flu meaning he will have no part to play in this weekend‘s Clydesdale Bank Premier League game against Aberdeen.

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Madjid Bougherra dropped out of the Rangers side with flu for the Old Firm derby against Celtic at Ibrox.

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Rangers manager Walter Smith says he wants to assess the future direction of the club before committing himself to a new deal.

Rangers manager Walter Smith has no fresh injury worries ahead of their Champions League clash with Stuttgart.

Jerome Rothen is set to make his Rangers debut in tomorrow’s Clydesdale Bank Premier League game against Motherwell.

ASTON VILLA will have to wait until today to confirm the signing of defender Richard Dunne from Manchester City.

Rangers have completed the signing of Jerome Rothen from Paris St Germain on a one-year loan deal.

Thierry Henry equalled Michel Platini’s record number of goals for France as Les Bleus brushed aside the Faroe Islands 6-0 in Torshavn today.

PARIS Saint-Germain will be without four regulars for the UEFA Cup clash against Derry City at The Brandywell tonight.

France coach Raymond Domenech has again left Robert Pires out of his squad for the World Cup qualifiers against the Faroe Islands and the Republic of Ireland.

FRENCH soccer great Zinedine Zidane says he doesn't want to be dubbed a "saviour" after deciding to make his international comeback.

Djibril Cisse returned to the France squad today after being named in Raymond Domenech’s party for the international friendly against Hungary on May 31.

TWO midfielders expected to figure in France’s squad for the World Cup qualifier against Ireland on Saturday week are doubtful through injury.

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New Liverpool chief Rafael Benitez is facing a selection poser for their Champions League return of how to get £11m (€16.1m) Spanish star Xabi Alonso into the side to face last season’s runners-up Monaco at Anfield this week.

French football league president Frederic Thiriez believes the hype surrounding the announcement of the next national team manager must not overshadow the rebuilding job the new man has in front of him.

MONACO coach Didier Deschamps insists he has not given a thought to defeat as he prepares his team of youngsters and cast-offs for their biggest test yet.

Monaco boss Didier Deschamps returns to his former club Chelsea on Wednesday with the plaudits of his fellow coaches ringing in his ears and lucrative job offers reportedly in his in-tray.

Monaco suffered a double injury scare ahead of next week’s Champions League semi-final with Chelsea as they won in Nice tonight.

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Monaco 3 Chelsea 1

LOKOMOTIV MOSCOW brushed away close-season cobwebs to defeat French league leaders Monaco 2-1 in the first leg of the Champions League first knockout round last night.

THE seemingly endless debate over whether Nicolas Anelka should be recalled to the France squad took another twist yesterday with Les Bleus coach Jacques Santini accusing the Manchester City striker of damaging his side’s bid to win Euro 2004.

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Leeds boss David O’Leary is hoping for the luck of the draw when Leeds are pulled out of the UEFA Cup third-round hat later today given the fears surrounding his squad.

Newcastle's Uefa Cup hopes are in the balance after a goalless draw in France against Troyes in the first leg of the Intertoto Cup final.s