Roy Hodgson has wasted no time in bringing Jack Wilshere back into the England fold.

Manager Roy Hodgson has kept the faith with young and old for the start of England’s World Cup qualifying campaign next month.

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has admitted being an admirer of Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe and Stoke forward Kenwyne Jones as he looks to further strengthen his squad.

Arsene Wenger admits seeing captain Robin van Persie sold to Manchester United was a bitter pill to swallow, but he still believes Arsenal will compete without their star striker.

Lukas Podolski insists Arsenal can mount a sustained assault on the Barclays Premier League title – but whether captain Robin van Persie will lead the challenge remains to be seen.

Leading anti-racism campaigner Piara Powar has branded Roy Hodgson’s intervention in the John Terry case as “foolish”.

England manager Roy Hodgson has made the astonishing claim that he hopes the Football Association clears John Terry of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand.

Midfielder Frank Lampard has been given no indication about whether he has a future at Chelsea after this season.

Frank Lampard believes whether he is still good enough and not his age should be the overriding factor in determining whether he will still be part of England’s plans for the 2014 World Cup.

England boss Roy Hodgson is keeping his cards close to his chest over his starting XI for the friendly clash against Italy tomorrow.

Theo Walcott has become the fourth member of Roy Hodgson’s England squad to pull out of tomorrow night’s friendly against Italy in Berne.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has warned the rest of the Premier League title challengers his strengthened squad will be “up for it” again next season.

Midfielder Jack Rodwell has completed his switch from Everton to Manchester City.

Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart misses this afternoon’s Community Shield encounter with FA Cup winners Chelsea at Villa Park.

A last word on Con Houlihan?

Roy Hodgson has made wholesale changes to his England squad for next week’s friendly with Italy – with John Terry among the senior players left out and Michael Carrick returning to the fold.

John Terry will be missing from Roy Hodgson's England squad when it is unveiled this morning.

A number of England’s senior players are expected to be missing when coach Roy Hodgson unveils his first squad of the new season tomorrow.

The Football Association will aim to wrap up Rio Ferdinand's improper conduct charge before the new Premier League season is launched on August 18.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has confirmed he supports the decision to send Michel Morganella back to Switzerland for making a racist Tweet.

Great Britain 3 UAE 1

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has confirmed skipper Nemanja Vidic and fellow defender Chris Smalling will be fit for the new season.

Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has resumed her European tour after a brief bout of illness prompted by exhaustion.

Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi fell ill during a news conference in Switzerland today, shortly after saying how exhausted she was after a long trip from Asia to Europe – her first in 24 years.

Stuart Pearce’s first game as England’s interim manager ended in defeat as Holland’s Arjen Robben scored an injury-time winner during a crazy climax to last night’s friendly international at Wembley.

Google is seeking the lifting of a temporary court order which has prevented it from updating its Google Street View service in Switzerland for more than a year.

TALK about a game of two halves.

A GOALLESS draw provided only a point each to two Premier League pretenders, but it also gave some valuable pointers to how realistic their ambitions are.

A CANDLE flame flickered in front of framed photographs of murdered Swiss teenager Manuela Riedo as her parents launched a new foundation for rape and sexual assault victims in Dublin yesterday.

A man who today denied murdering a teenage Swiss student will go on trial tomorrow.

Hull have signed defender Kamil Zayatte on a permanent deal from Swiss club Young Boys of Berne.

Hull have joined the chase for Liverpool’s out-of-favour winger Jermaine Pennant.

THERE was a lot riding on the European Championships this summer even if — indeed, especially because — the build-up in this neck of the woods had been comparatively low key.

ITALY midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has added to the simmering tension with France before tonight’s Group C clash by branding their coach Raymond Domenech “an idiot” and claiming that, “he can’t stop talking crap”.

HOLLAND coach Marco van Basten believes the pressure will be on France to attack in tonight’s Group C clash in Bern.

FRANCE v Romania. Oh dear. Let’s blame it on the weather, shall we?

Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume is to unveil a memorial high in the Swiss Alps to Ireland's last Gaelic chieftains, it was revealed today.

A man in his late twenties is due to appear before a Galway court this morning in connection with the murder of Swiss teenager Manuela Riedo.

Two men remain in garda custody this morning in connection with the murder of Swiss teenager Manuela Riedo in Galway.

A Swiss student found murdered in inner-city scrubland was suffocated to death, it was revealed today.

Togo 0 Switzerland 2

FC Thun 0 Arsenal 1

Ireland’s bogey team Switzerland booked their place in the World Cup finals by edging out Turkey in a dramatic match in Istanbul tonight.