Round: McClaren focused on Boro future

Middlesbrough assistant manager Steve Round insists Steve McClaren is focused on planning next season’s campaign at the Riverside despite the Boro boss being linked with the England job.

McClaren has guided Boro to the semi-finals of the FA Cup and UEFA Cup, putting him in the frame to take over from Sven-Goran Eriksson after the World Cup this summer, with Alan Curbishley and Martin O’Neill also contenders.