Republic of Ireland Under-21 boss Noel King has named a 16-man squad for the forthcoming UEFA U21 Championships Group Eight qualifying round fixture against Liechtenstein.

Wigan midfielder James McCarthy has been named in Republic of Ireland squad for the forthcoming UEFA U-21 Championships qualifiers against Hungary and Turkey after being excluded from the senior squad yesterday.

Republic of Ireland U-21 team manager Noel King has named his squad for a friendly international against Austria at The Showgrounds, Sligo on Tuesday, August 9 (kick off: 6pm).

Leeds have agreed a settlement with Chelsea and have dropped their complaint that the Premiership champions tried to poach three of their academy scholars.

Leeds have failed to agree a compensation fee for Swindon’s management team of Dennis Wise and Gus Poyet.

Manchester United have agreed to pay Leeds £1.5m (€2.1m) as a final settlement on the Rio Ferdinand transfer.

Leeds United soccer stars Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer are to face private legal action from the young Asian student they were cleared of assaulting, it has been announced.