To cheer or to jeer, that is the question, writes Kieran Shannon.

Tottenham hero Ray Clemence has urged the club to stick with Tim Sherwood as their manager.

I don’t think I’m alone in this, but more and more recently I find myself saying something which I once thought would be the last words I’d ever say: I hope Liverpool win the title.

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Fraser Forster might just have taken a step closer to an England call-up after a solid display for Celtic against Benfica last night in front of Three Lions’ goalkeeping coach Ray Clemence, but he refuses to be fazed by the prospect.

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England boss Roy Hodgson insisted his side remained a work in progress after their battling Euro 2012 draw with France in Donetsk last night.

Joe Hart last night set his sights on being England’s “rock” at the European Championship but admitted he had a long way to go to match the country’s goalkeeping greats.

Gareth Southgate has been confirmed as the Football Association’s new head of elite development.

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LIVERPOOL goalkeeper Jose Reina admits it is currently impossible for them to compete with Premier League leaders Chelsea and stressed things have to improve if the club are to hold onto their star names.

Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina admits it is currently impossible for them to compete with Barclays Premier League leaders Chelsea and stressed things have to improve if they are to hold onto their star names.

ONLY two teams, Uruguay in 1950 and West Germany in 1954, have won the World Cup using two goalkeepers during the tournament so England manager Fabio Capello faces a real conundrum today as he contemplates what to do with Robert Green following his lamentable error against the United States.

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BRIAN DAVIS does not regret for a second calling a two-shot penalty on himself in America on Sunday night and losing a lucrative play-off because of it.

ACCORDING to the old saying, it is better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

Maik Taylor admits the form of on-loan goalkeeper Joe Hart has made it easier to accept losing his first team spot at Birmingham this season.

Liverpool will use Wednesday’s home match against Wigan to commemorate the 50th anniversary of legendary manager Bill Shankly taking over at the club.

XABI ALONSO’S Liverpool career appeared to be coming towards an end as he arrived for training yesterday.

Craig Gordon is set to replace Allan McGregor for tonight’s World Cup qualifier against Iceland at Hampden after Scotland boss George Burley claimed the Ibrox number one was naive in losing the second goal in Saturday’s 3-0 defeat in Holland.

Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia is considering an application for a British passport and would not rule out playing for England one day.

Jose Reina believes Liverpool can beat Manchester United tomorrow although he admits it is “almost impossible” to match their opponents’ spending power.

HARRY REDKNAPP has had a galvanising effect on everybody at Tottenham Hotspur, from the boardroom to the tearoom, but nobody encapsulates the north London revival more completely than Aaron Lennon.

SPARE a thought for poor Scott Carson, who once again has much to think about and much he would like to forget. Not only was England manager Fabio Capello present to witness yet more shortcomings on Saturday, he also had to watch David James, his biggest rival for an England shirt, excel at the other end.

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ROBERT GREEN cannot understand why he has slipped down the England pecking order after claiming he is in the best form of his career.

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Scott Carson is convinced he will not be the one to benefit from England’s current goalkeeping dilemma.

Matt Murray has insisted leaving Wolves “is the last thing on my mind” as he strives to repay the loyalty shown to him during his lengthy injury lay-offs.

STEVE McClaren has told his England players to prove to him they deserve their place in the new era.

England manager Steve McClaren has told his players to prove to him they deserve their place in the new era.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is refusing to shed any light on the future of Robbie Fowler – who concedes to being “in the dark“.

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THE draw for Euro 2008 made in Switzerland yesterday pitted together two of the continent’s traditional powerhouses, France and Italy, while England, under new management, go into unknown territory.

Colin Montgomerie made an amazing return today to St Andrews, the course on which he finished runner-up to Tiger Woods at the Open in July.

Thomas Bjorn has been through some tough times since seeing the 2003 Open slip from his grasp.

Brian Davis returned to the European tour today with plenty of reasons to be cheerful – not just because of how things have been going on the course in America, but off it too.

TORRENTIAL rain on an already saturated Riviera Country Club course delayed the Nissan Open for four hours in Los Angeles yesterday.

Torrential rain on an already saturated Riviera Country Club course delayed the Nissan Open for four hours in Los Angeles today.

The life of Brian Davis is fast turning full circle since the crushing disappointment of missing out on the Ryder Cup last September.

England goalkeeping coach Ray Clemence has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, the Football Association revealed today.

English duo Brian Davis and Greg Owen and Welsh Ryder Cup star Phillip Price have all earned cards to play on the lucrative US PGA Tour next season.