Dwight Yorke has risked incurring the wrath of Sunderland manager Ricky Sbragia after insisting he will take a full part in the build-up to Trinidad and Tobago’s World Cup qualifiers next month.

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has confirmed he still hopes to sign Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Khaleem Hyland.

ROY KEANE last night heaped praise on Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni adding that he was unqualified to question the legendary Italian.

Roy Keane has branded FIFA vice-president Jack Warner “a clown” in a war of words over Dwight Yorke.

FIFA today announced they will not wipe England’s friendly against Trinidad and Tobago from the record books despite a mistake over substitutions.

Sunderland expect striker Kenwyne Jones to undergo a scan today on the knee injury suffered while playing for Trinidad and Tobago against England yesterday.

Fabio Capello will jettison seven Champions League finalists for Sunday’s friendly against Trinidad and Tobago but still expects to see more improvement from his England side.

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A vice-president of football’s world governing body FIFA asked for the fee for an international friendly to be paid into his personal bank account, the former head of the Scottish FA alleged tonight.

International referees have not been told to single out Peter Crouch for special treatment, according to FIFA sources.

Sunderland striker Dwight Yorke insists he has not called time on his international career.

SUNDERLAND striker Dwight Yorke is facing a club-versus-country dilemma as manager Roy Keane attempts to protect him.

Roy Keane could make former Manchester United team-mate Dwight Yorke his first signing for Sunderland.

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Frank Lampard is aiming for a double celebration on his 28th birthday – to find the goals which have so far eluded him in the World Cup and to secure the England win over Sweden which would enable them to top their group.

Wayne Rooney will start for England against Sweden in Cologne on Tuesday night.

A member of FIFA’s top brass has been sent home from the World Cup in disgrace after admitting selling England tickets for three times their face value.

SAUDI ARABIA’S World Cup footballers have been forbidden from accepting the silver beer tankard awarded to the FIFA man-of-the-match.

Freddie Ljungberg believes Sweden have broken their scoring hoodoo – just in time for their meeting with England next week.

Twenty-six England fans were detained or arrested in Nuremberg before, during and after the victory over Trinidad and Tobago which carried their team into the knock-out stages of the World Cup finals, British police in Germany said today.

SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON insisted he was relieved Wayne Rooney was back in an England shirt after England had booked their place in the knockout stages of the World Cup with a 2-0 victory against Trinidad and Tobago.

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SWEDEN captain Olof Mellberg has already conceded top spot in Group B to England and is viewing tonight’s match against Paraguay as the decider for who takes the runners-up place.

Wayne Rooney is “match fit” but Sven-Goran Eriksson has yet to decide if he could play against Trinidad and Tobago tomorrow.

Trinidad and Tobago defender Marvin Andrews has not given up hope up of playing against England in the World Cup Group B clash on Thursday.

John Terry has hit out at the further booing of England midfielder Owen Hargreaves during Saturday's single goal World Cup win over Paraguay in Frankfurt.

Sven-Goran Eriksson insists the England fans will not influence his decision to bring back Wayne Rooney.

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CZECH REPUBLIC playmaker Tomas Rosicky is ready to resume training.

England’s World Cup opponents Paraguay are to play Wales in a friendly on Wednesday, March 1.

HOLDERS Brazil remain favourites to retain the World Cup after being drawn against Croatia, Japan and Australia.

England will go into the World Cup next summer with high hopes of victory after being handed a straightforward draw for the finals.

Shaka Hislop retains his place in goal for West Ham’s Sunday date at Tottenham despite the return to training of knee injury victim Roy Carroll.

SWITZERLAND held on in Istanbul last night to book their place in next year’s World Cup despite a stunning fight back from Turkey at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium.

Rangers defender Marvin Andrews was more interested in offering his sympathy to Celtic manager Martin O’Neill than celebrating the Ibrox side’s unlikely title triumph today.

THE US and Mexico signalled their intentions with valuable away wins on Wednesday as the final round of 2006 World Cup qualifying began in the North and Central America and Caribbean region.

The Football Association was today launching an investigation into the latest alleged racist incident to rock the game, involving Birmingham striker Dwight Yorke.

Dwight Yorke is to open talks about a permanent return to international football.

Northern Ireland have called up rookie goalkeeper Allan Mannus for Sunday’s game against Trinidad and Tobago because of an injury to Michael Ingham.

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Middlesbrough have withdrawn from negotiations with Manchester United over the possible signing of Trinidad and Tobago international Dwight Yorke.

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