Poland 0 Ecuador 2

Poland 0 Ecuador 1

Former Birmingham City striker Luciano Figueroa scored twice as Argentina defeated Uruguay 4-2 to avoid a clash with arch rivals Brazil in the quarter-finals of the Copa America.

Argentina 6 Ecuador 1

Southampton have today cancelled the contract of injury-plagued striker Agustin Delgado.

ARSENE WENGER expects Southampton to be fired up for revenge when Arsenal put English football’s only unbeaten league record on the line at St Mary’s tonight.

Agustin Delgado hopes he will get the chance to score his first league goal for Southampton when Arsenal visit St Mary’s tonight to end a 13-month grievance.

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp believes he may be a busy man on the transfer front in January as he seeks to add numbers to a squad shattered by injuries.

Southampton have gone back to basics as they prepare for tonight’s renewal of their bitter rivalry with Portsmouth after an eight-year break.

Southampton striker Kevin Phillips is expected to recover from illness in time to face south-coast rivals Portsmouth in tomorrow’s Carling Cup fourth-round showdown at St Mary’s.

CLAUDIO RANIERI insists Chelsea are ready to break the monopoly held by Manchester United and Arsenal on the Barclaycard Premiership title.

Southampton 0 Chelsea 1

Republic of Ireland international Rory Delap returns to Southampton’s squad as former manager Dave Jones brings his Wolves team to St Mary’s Stadium tomorrow.

SUNDERLAND manager Mick McCarthy has completed the signing of Colin Healy on a two-year deal.

Agustin Delgado, Southampton’s reformed rebel striker from Ecuador, insists he will be ready to tackle Arsenal on FA Cup final day – if Saints can brush past First Division Watford in tomorrow’s semi-final at Villa Park.

SOUTHAMPTON striker James Beattie has signed a new contract which will tie him to the Barclaycard Premiership club until 2006.

West Ham 0 Southampton 1

Referee Paul Durkin insists he will not reconsider his decision to send off Arsenal’s Sol Campbell at the weekend, claiming he had “no alternative”.

ARSENE WENGER may consider recalling centre-back Matthew Upson from a loan spell at First Division Reading with England star Sol Campbell facing a ban for Arsenal’s vital clash at Manchester United a week on Saturday.

Newcastle United 2 Southampton 1

Southampton manager Gordon Strachan will wait for fitness checks on striker Marian Pahars and midfielder Paul Telfer before naming his side to face Manchester City.

Marian Pahars, Southampton’s leading scorer last season, has been ruled out of his side’s opening game of the new Premiership season against Middlesbrough tomorrow by injury.

Southampton have placed Ecuador striker Agustin Delgado on the transfer list for ‘‘breach of his contractual obligations to the club’’.

Southampton have finally received a fax from AWOL Ecuador striker Agustin Delgado.

Southampton have contacted FIFA in a bid to find a solution to the ongoing saga surrounding Agustin Delgado.

Agustin Delgado's brother has lashed out at Southampton for demanding that the Ecuadorian striker should return to England immediately.

Southampton manager Gordon Strachan will today attempt to contact striker Agustin Delgado to discover why the Ecuador World Cup star failed to report for pre-season training yesterday.

Croatia only have themselves to blame for suffering World Cup heartbreak - handing the lucky Italians a place in the knockout stages on a plate.

Croatia only have themselves to blame for suffering World Cup heartbreak - handing the lucky Italians a place in the knockout stages on a plate.

Mexico 2 Ecuador 1

Mexico 2 Ecuador 1

Italy coach Giovanni Trapattoni showed his respect for Ecuador by changing his formation to counter any attacking threat from the South Americans down the wings.

Italy coach Giovanni Trapattoni showed his respect for Ecuador by changing his formation to counter any attacking threat from the South Americans down the wings.

Italy coach Giovanni Trapattoni showed his respect for Ecuador by changing his formation to counter any attacking threat from the South Americans down the wings.

The list of top goalscorers in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying campaign read like a ‘who’s who’ of Samba stars Rivaldo, Batistuta, Salas, even Paraguayan goalie Jose Luis Chilavert. But the name that finished alongside Argentina striker Hernan Crespo at the top of the pile has a less familiar ring to it : Ecuador's Agustin Delgado

Bolton drew 0-0 against Southampton, who had Rory Delap sent off in the 88th minute for two bookable offences.

Leading scorer Marian Pahars is facing a race against time to be fit for Southampton’s game at Barclaycard Premiership champions Manchester United.

Southampton have completed the £3.5million signing of Ecuador’s Agustin Delgado from Mexican club Necaxa.

Ecuador have created one of the biggest upsets in recent World Cup history by defeating runners-up Brazil in the qualifying tournament.