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

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.

Roy Keane has been booked in the 93rd minute for a foul on Guti.

Gary Neville has been replaced by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with just five minutes to play against Real Madrid.

Paul Scholes will miss the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final clash after he was booked tonight.

Manchester City defender Richard Dunne looks set to win a recall for tomorrow’s Maine Road encounter with Barclaycard Premiership leaders Arsenal.

Manchester City are on course to earn a surprise place in the UEFA Cup next season.

Former Republic striker John Aldridge has lamented the loss of Roy Keane to the Irish set-up after the player announced his retirement from international football today.

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

Teddy Sheringham will lead Tottenham for the final time on Sunday after the club confirmed they would not be renewing his contract when it runs out at the end of the season.

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

Barcelona president Joan Laporta said today he was still hopeful that Beckham will become a Barcelona player and stated the England captain would take on a big leadership role at the club if he joined.

Newcastle striker Craig Bellamy is out of tomorrow’s Champions League qualifier against Partizan Belgrade after being sent to see a specialist about his injured knee.

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

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill has ended any possibility of Javier Sanchez Broto returning to Parkhead.

Celtic face an anxious wait this morning to find out how serious Stanislav Varga’s injury is after he was stretchered off during last night’s friendly against Fulham.

Sammy McIlroy has told his Northern Ireland team to tough it out when they face Ukraine on Saturday in a Euro 2004 qualifier.

Roy Keane has attacked Ronaldinho's decision to snub a big-money move to Old Trafford this summer.

Michael Owen’s 10th goal of the season gave Barclaycard Premiership leaders Liverpool the advantage after the first 45 minutes against West Ham at Anfield today.