Rio Ferdinand should know in the next 48 hours what charge he will face, if any, from the Football Association for failing to take a drugs test.

UEFA will award a 3-0 win to Turkey in the event that the England player rebellion prevents Saturday’s Euro 2004 decider in Istanbul taking place.

Britney Spears gets ready for action in a new Gladiator-style ad for Pepsi.

Midfielders Darren Anderton and Stephane Dalmat both face fitness tests as Tottenham boss David Pleat considers his options for his side’s Boxing Day trip to Portsmouth.

Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has accused Southampton striker Kevin Phillips of foul play during Monday night’s clash at St Mary’s Stadium.

Marseille president Christophe Bouchet has denied reports he is looking to bring Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly to the club.

Tottenham boss David Pleat hopes to include Darren Anderton for the Barclaycard Premiership clash with Charlton at White Hart Lane.

Fulham today announced the signing of American international Brian McBride on a two and a half year deal.

Thierry Henry has notched another hat-trick after being named in UEFA’s team of the year for the third time.

Sir Alex Ferguson and Paul Scholes have been named Barclaycard manager and player of the month for December.

Leeds striker Mark Viduka returns to the starting line-up for Sunday’s Elland Road visit of Liverpool after serving a one-match FIFA imposed suspension.

Liverpool will be invited back to the United States to take part in a future ChampionsWorld Series – but probably not until they have embarked on another tour of the Far East next summer.

Tottenham are set to sign Cameroon international Thimothee Atouba from FC Basle.

Norwich have signed Republic of Ireland utility man Gary Doherty from Tottenham for an undisclosed fee.

Louis Saha expects to be fit to face Arsenal at Highbury on Sunday.

Republic of Ireland boss Brian Kerr has named the side to take on Bulgaria at Lansdowne Road tonight.

Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho has picked out Italian referee Pierluigi Collina as the star of Euro 2004.

Sporting his new African-style hairdo, David Beckham was greeted by a group of Zulu dancers on the tarmac at Durban International Airport today.

David Beckham is expected to make a brief return to action tomorrow when his promotional road show hits Kuala Lumpur.

Real Madrid have won the race to sign David Beckham in a £17 million-plus deal, Spanish media reported tonight.