SAM ALLARDYCE has admitted he has yet to be discounted from the FA’s shortlist for the England manager’s job.

SAM ALLARDYCE has admitted he has yet to be discounted from the FA’s shortlist for the England manager’s job. Bolton boss Allardyce also feels the credentials of Luiz Felipe Scolari stand up to close scrutiny, even if his heart tells him he would ideally prefer an Englishman to succeed Sven-Goran Eriksson.

JOSE MOURINHO feels there is still plenty of work ahead as he prepares for Chelsea's second match of the Champions World Series in America.

Appeals by Manchester United and Chelsea to Portugal’s football bosses not to take Cristiano Ronaldo and Tiago to the Olympics have failed.