Galatasaray will try to tempt John Terry away from Chelsea with a multi-million-pound three-year deal. The Turkish champions have stepped up their interest.

Roy Hodgson took the blame as his World Cup experiment failed and England were booed off at Wembley after defeat by Chile.

Manchester United must decide whether to send Danny Welbeck for knee surgery that could rule out the England striker for another five weeks.

Manchester United’s commercial success in splitting up their sponsorships into different regions has complicated talks with Nike for a potential £1billion kit deal renewal.

Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen could miss four to six weeks after limping out of Denmark's 2-1 win over Norway with an ankle injury.

Southampton midfielder Adam Lallana was left frustrated after his England debut but says he is hungry for more. They struggled in a 2-0 defeat at Wembley.

Saido Berahino has admitted he would gleefully accept the chance to become a World Cup ‘tourist’ if Roy Hodgson offers him a trip to Brazil.

Greece continued their impressive recent form with an impressive 3-1 home victory over Romania that fires them towards the 2014 World Cup.

Novak Kovac marked his debut as Croatia coach with a 0-0 draw against 10-men Iceland in Reykjavic to put them in the driving seat to reach the World Cup Finals.

Gareth Bale says Chris Coleman's decision to sign a new contract gives Wales their best chance of qualifying for Euro 2016.

Scottish X Factor star Nicholas McDonald showed off his football and singing skills at Hampden but it failed to inspire Gordon Strachan's side.

Ignazio Abate grabbed his first international goal to earn Italy a 1-1 draw with Germany in a fiery friendly at the San Siro in Milan.

At the grand old age of 32, Shola Ameobi is on the verge of making it to his first World Cup finals. The Newcastle striker was eligible to play for England.

Crystal Palace expect to end their search for a new manager this weekend after drawing up a three-man shortlist of Dan Petrescu, Tony Pulis and Iain Dowie.

Turkey 1 Northern Ireland 0: Northern Ireland suffered a narrow one-goal friendly defeat in Turkey but only had themselves to blame.

Chris Coleman agreed to remain as head coach of Wales because he didn't want a successor to profit from the skills of Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey.

Frank Lampard was presented with his Golden Cap by his father, Frank Snr, at Wembley on Friday night to commemorate his 100th England appearance.

David Moyes has poached the Premier League's head of elite development to work as part of his coaching set-up at Old Trafford.

Clint Dempsey could return to the Premier League as early as January - despite quitting Spurs for America in the summer.

Paolo Di Canio has hit back at Martin O'Neill as the war of words between the former Sunderland managers continued.

Dan Gosling is hoping to extend his loan at Blackpool. The former Everton man has made just 16 appearances for Newcastle since his switch in 2010.

Iain Dowie is latest manager to be interviewed for the vacant Crystal Palace job. The 48-year-old managed the club between 2003-2006.

Arsenal have been offered the chance to sign Salomon Kalou in January. The former Chelsea forward is currently at French club Lille.

Fulham winger Ashkan Dejagah fears for his World Cup place with Iran this summer due to his lack of games for Martin Jol.

Cardiff manager Malky Mackay has turned down the chance to talk about the Crystal Palace job. It is understood that the Scot wants to see out the season.

A fanatical Arsenal fan is homeless after betting his house on the Gunners beating Manchester United last weekend.

Borussia Dortmund want Diego Costa to replace Robert Lewandowski who is widely expected to leave the club at the end of the season.

JOE RIDGE: Perhaps it was no coincidence that Brighton turned in their best performance of the season just a day after news of Gus Poyet's settlement.