West Ham welcome midfielder Jack Collison back into their squad for their Premier League clash with Everton on Saturday.

West Brom 0 West Ham 0

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce will welcome Yossi Benayoun back into his squad to face Liverpool in the Barclays Premier League on Sunday.

West Ham will have midfielder Mark Noble back from suspension for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League game against Chelsea at Upton Park.

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce was deciding today whether Andy Carroll is fit enough to start against Arsenal.

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce made 10 changes for tonight’s Capital One Cup second round tie with Crewe, with captain Kevin Nolan the only player retained from Saturday’s 3-0 defeat to Swansea.

Matt Jarvis will go straight into Sam Allardyce’s squad for the match at Swansea in the only change from last weekend’s win over Aston Villa.

Jack Collison will miss West Ham’s Premier League opener on Saturday but James Collins will be fit to face his former club.

Sam Allardyce admits West Ham’s move for Matt Jarvis is “stuck” as they have yet to agree a deal with Wolves.

West Ham today completed the signing of France midfielder Alou Diarra from Marseille.

France’s ‘1987 Generation’, so-called after the year of their birth, had been tipped to lead Les Bleus to a repeat of the team’s success at Euro 2000.

Are France the new Netherlands?

Samir Nasri looks like being the fall guy as Laurent Blanc attempts to heal the rifts in the France camp that have reopened old wounds between Les Bleus and their supporters back home.

France drifted into the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 despite second-half goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Sebastian Larsson providing a rousing Group D send-off for already-eliminated Sweden.

Sweden 2 France 0

England caught the mood of the nation with the sort of display that allowed Chelsea to beat both Barcelona and Bayern Munich on their way to winning the Champions League, and although they conceded their first goal and first points under Roy Hodgson, the result was a triumph for grim determination — and a more than satisfactory start to their Euro 2012 campaign.

France 1 England 1

France coach Laurent Blanc says Yann M’Vila has returned to fitness following his ankle injury, but said he was unlikely to start tonight’s opener against England.

Ireland

Arsenal 0 Marseille 0

Arsenal captain Robin van Persie was named as a substitute for this evening’s Champions League encounter with Marseille.

France midfielder Alou Diarra has signed for Marseille from Bordeaux.

Eric Abidal’s remarkable return to fitness following surgery on a liver tumour was today rewarded with a recall to the France national side.

Patrice Evra and Franck Ribery were today included in the France squad for the first time since the World Cup.

France coach Laurent Blanc today named Everton striker Louis Saha in his 21-man squad and called up Lorient forward Kevin Gameiro for the first time ahead of next month’s Euro 2012 qualifying double header.

France 1 South Africa 2

France captain Patrice Evra and Florent Malouda were both banished to the bench for the vital Group A game against South Africa at the Free State Stadium.

William Gallas has retained his place in a reduced France squad as Raymond Domenech’s side begin their World Cup preparations in earnest in Tignes tomorrow.

LYON were grateful to goalkeeper Hugo Lloris for a dramatic late save as Les Gones reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in their history with victory over Ligue 1 rivals Bordeaux last night.

OUTSPOKEN Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has added to the antagonism surrounding tonight’s Champions League quarter-final against Bordeaux by poking fun at Les Girondins boss Laurent Blanc.

MANCHESTER CITY midfielder Patrick Vieira has admitted that he does not know how much longer his body can stand up to the rigours of playing in the Premier League.

Giovanni Trapattoni kept faith with the men who ran France close on Saturday for tonight’s decisive World Cup play-off clash in Paris.

KEITH ANDREWS last night claimed Lassana Diarra had made a “disgraceful” comment to spark the ugly scenes which marred the end of Ireland’s defeat to France on Saturday.

IRISH fans are being given a bonus chance to buy tickets for Saturday’s big game at Croke Park.

Raymond Domenech today left captain Patrick Vieira out of his France squad to face the Republic of Ireland in their World Cup qualifying play-off this month.

Bayern Munich 0 Bordeaux 2

England midfielder Frank Lampard insists the controversy surrounding Didier Drogba did not affect Chelsea’s preparation for their Champions League clash with Bordeaux.

Luiz Felipe Scolari jokingly insisted he will return to Brazil in shame if Chelsea fail to beat CFR Cluj in their final Champions League group game.

Chelsea 4 Bordeaux 0

Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack is on the bench for the Champions League clash against Bordeaux at Stamford Bridge after missing two games with a foot injury.

Portsmouth’s bid to break their transfer record with a £7m swoop for Ghana star Sulley Muntari has stalled over “minor details” in his contract.

AN INSPIRED Lille comfortably beat AC Milan to finish second in Group H behind the Italians and reach the knock-out stages for the first time in their history.

MANCHESTER United left-back Patrice Evra has been recalled to the France squad by Raymond Domenech.

Manchester United left-back Patrice Evra has been recalled to the France squad by Raymond Domenech.