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

Bolton 1 Birmingham 0

Bolton kept alive their hopes of a UEFA Cup spot for the second successive season with their first victory in seven matches.

Makeshift midfielder Stuart Parnaby stole the headlines as Middlesbrough edged a seven-goal thriller to dent Bolton’s hopes of European qualification.

Mexico international Jared Borgetti has voiced his frustration at Bolton after his club refused to released him for a forthcoming friendly match in the United States.

Gary Speed made his first start for Bolton in six weeks after recovering from a knee injury in this FA Cup fifth round tie.

BOLTON boss Sam Allardyce accused referee Olegario Benquerenca of bottling the big decisions after his side were denied two penalties in their goalless UEFA Cup tie against Marseille.

Bolton striker El-Hadji Diouf looks set to sit out the UEFA Cup game against Marseille tomorrow and could be facing a hernia operation.

Bolton 1 Wigan 1

Portsmouth 1 Bolton 1

Bolton 1 Arsenal 0

Bolton 2 Manchester City 0

Benfica coach Ronald Koeman is interested in Jared Borgetti, according to the Bolton striker’s agent.

Non-league Nuneaton scored a last-gasp penalty to earn a replay against Premiership visitors Middlesbrough after a 1-1 draw in the third round of the FA Cup.

Depleted Bolton were forced to make seven changes for today’s FA Cup third-round tie away to Coca-Cola Championship high-fliers Watford.

Bolton manager Sam Allardyce could be tempted to make changes against Sevilla in the UEFA Cup Group H match tomorrow at the Reebok Stadium.

Bolton 2 Leicester 1 (after extra-time)

Manchester United eased their way past West Brom and through to the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup as Old Trafford paid tribute to the late George Best.

Guimaraes 1 Bolton 1

MEXICAN outfit Guadalajara have confirmed their young striker Carlos Vela has agreed a move to Arsenal.

Arsenal have reached an agreement to sign Mexican striker Carlos Vela according to reports in the Central American country’s media.

Bolton 1 Tottenham 0

Bolton 1 Tottenham 0

Bolton 1 Zenit St Petersburg 0

Gary Speed (back) and Jay-Jay Okocha (groin) could both be in the Bolton squad for the trip to face Charlton at The Valley in the Barclays Premiership tomorrow.

Birmingham City 2 Norwich City 1

Bolton’s injured trio Stelios Giannakopolous (groin), Gary Speed (back) and Jay-Jay Okocha (groin) could come into contention for the match against West Brom on Sunday.

Besiktas 1 Bolton 1

Besiktas 1 Bolton 1

Bolton striker El-Hadji Diouf has thanked manager Sam Allardyce for turning his career on its head.

Bolton 2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1

Bolton 2 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce has virtually resigned himself to losing star midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos.

Bolton manager Sam Allardyce is to bide his time over Hidetoshi Nakata, despite the Japan international finally receiving international clearance.

Bolton striker Henrik Pedersen could be forced to deputise at left-back for tomorrow’s Barclays Premiership clash against Newcastle at the Reebok Stadium.

Bolton defender Radhi Jaidi is set to face Aston Villa tomorrow as Bruno N’Gotty begins a three-match suspension.

Bolton have confirmed the signing of Mexican striker Jared Borgetti on a two-year contract, subject to a medical.

Bolton have completed the signing of Jared Borgetti on a two-year contract subject to a medical.

Bolton manager Sam Allardyce is confident of completing the signing of Mexico striker Jared Borgetti within the next few days.

Bolton manager Sam Allardyce believes Yossi Benayoun’s decision to snub the UEFA Cup qualifiers in favour of a transfer to West Ham was motivated by finance rather than football.

Brazil 4 Argentina 1

By Paul Walker, Jeonju, South Korea