Fulham manager Roy Hodgson looks certain to be without midfielder Dickson Etuhu for tomorrow’s FA Cup fifth-round trip to Swansea.

Wigan 0 Fulham 0

Fulham defender Chris Baird has tonsillitis and is ruled out of the Barclays Premier League trip to Wigan tomorrow.

Fulham have signed France midfielder Olivier Dacourt on loan from Inter Milan until the end of the season.

THE final hours of the January transfer window made an inevitably frenetic start yesterday, as Premier League clubs tried desperately to bulk out their squads ahead of today's 5pm deadline.

Internazionale coach Roberto Mancini aims to put a turbulent week behind him and focus on football when his side host Palermo on Sunday.

Three big games at the top of Serie A left Inter the weekend’s big winners, with Milan once again struggling to make an impact in the league.

Inter Milan 0 Valencia 2

INTER-MILAN have completed the signings of Olivier Dacourt and Brazilian duo Maicon and Maxwell.

Inter Milan have signed former Leeds and Everton midfielder Olivier Dacourt.

FORMER Leeds and Everton midfielder Olivier Dacourt has agreed to join Inter Milan from Roma this summer.

GERMAN playmaker Michael Ballack’s move to Chelsea is “set in stone”, according to Bayern Munich director Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

SEVILLA president Jose Maria Del Nido has claimed Arsenal’s latest bid for Brazilian Julio Baptista is close to the figure they would accept.

ARSENAL continued their pre-season tour with an easy 5-2 win in Austria yesterday against SC Ritzing.

Arsene Wenger is quietly confident that Robert Pires will not follow Patrick Vieira out of Arsenal this summer.

Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr believes Roy Keane is back to his best - and at a critical time for his side.

FRANCE’S coach Raymond Domenech has opted for an experimental midfield to take on the Republic of Ireland in tomorrow’s World Cup Group 4 qualifier at the Stade de France.

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Fabien Barthez will captain France in Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Ireland, after earning a recall to Raymond Domenech's side.

Arjen Robben is ready to play wherever Jose Mourinho tells him as the Dutch winger targets his full début for Chelsea.

NEWCASTLE could be ready to turn to Terry Venables as Bobby Robson’s replacement.

Newcastle could be ready to turn to Terry Venables as chairman Freddy Shepherd attempts to replace Bobby Robson.

CHELSEA assistant boss Steve Clarke believes the club have a strong case with their appeal against a three-match ban on £5.3 million new signing Mateja Kezman.

JOSE MOURINHO is happy with the way his new-look Chelsea are shaping up following a pre-season tour of the US.

Chelsea remain optimistic striker Mateja Kezman will be available to face Manchester United in their Premiership opener on August 15 despite his sending-off in a pre-season friendly.

CHELSEA assistant manager Steve Clarke believes the two-week trip to the US has been a “worthwhile” adventure, despite throwing up injury and suspension worries to key personnel.

Chelsea are to rest Dutch winger Arjen Robben and Romanian striker Adrian Mutu for their game against AC Milan.

Patrick Vieira failed a late fitness test for France’s Euro 2004 quarter-final with Greece at the Estadio Jose Alvalade with Olivier Dacourt getting his second start of the tournament in place of the injured Arsenal midfielder.

France midfielder Claude Makelele admits the defending European champions are still not firing on all cylinders as the tournament enters its knockout stages.

Bixente Lizarazu returned for France’s final Group B match with Switzerland at the Estadio Cidade de Coimbra as coach Jacques Santini made four changes to the team held 2-2 by Croatia.

THIERRY Henry says that he and his French team-mates have yet to fire on all cylinders as they approach tonight’s final Euro 2004 Group B match with Switzerland.

France coach Jacques Santini may reinstate Claude Makelele, Robert Pires and Bixente Lizarazu to his starting line-up for the final Group B match with Switzerland where a draw would guarantee the defending champions a berth in the last eight.

France 2 Croatia 2

THE seemingly endless debate over whether Nicolas Anelka should be recalled to the France squad took another twist yesterday with Les Bleus coach Jacques Santini accusing the Manchester City striker of damaging his side’s bid to win Euro 2004.

ANTONIO Cassano scored twice as AS Roma crushed Italian champions Juventus 4-0 last night to keep within five points of Serie A leaders AC Milan.

FORMER Leeds managers Peter Reid and David O’Leary are willing to help out the cash-strapped club in its hour of need.

ROBBIE KEANE may have returned to Elland Road to haunt his former club, but he insists Leeds can still escape the spectre of relegation.

Robbie Keane may have returned to Elland Road to again haunt his former club, but he insists Leeds can still escape the spectre of relegation from the Premiership.

Leeds caretaker manager Eddie Gray remains unconcerned about the impending transfer window which is set to open with his club facing an uncertain future.

Leeds today parted company with manager Peter Reid, with the debt-ridden club rooted to the bottom of the Barclaycard Premiership.

PETER REID could be facing the sack from crisis-club Leeds United after the humiliating 6-1 rout at Portsmouth.

HOLDERS France booked their place in next year’s European championship finals with a 2-0 away win over nearest Group One rivals Slovenia last night.

Peter Reid today hailed his “new Leeds United” following a transfer window he is glad to see now finally closed.