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SAMI MOKBEL: As much as England would like to move on from Sam Allardyce’s brief reign, Wayne Rooney can’t. Allardyce landed Rooney right in it during his only post-match interview.

SAMI MOKBEL: England players were left flummoxed at Sam Allardyce’s specially arranged quiz night last month, claiming they were too young to know the answers.

DOMINIC KING: England's captain has been on the bench for United's last three matches after a 'bad game' at Watford and it has left critics wondering whether this is the beginning of the end.

CHRIS FOY: There was another scan last week, to try to clear up the doubt and confusion about what is delaying Owen Farrell's recovery. Running is not a problem, but kicking most certainly is.

Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Arsenal are said to be upping their interest in Celtic's Moussa Dembele and Dermot Desmond admits a a queue of suitors is now inevitable.

Controversial plans to expand the World Cup finals to 48 teams were slammed as ‘ludicrous’ on Tuesday. FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants to beef up the tournament's current 32-team format.

CHARLES SALE: Former Manchester United boss Ron Atkinson has been prevented from launching his autobiography with a signing session at the National Football Museum in Manchester.

Jose Mourinho and Andre Villas-Boas were once inseparable, as mentor and protégé moved from Porto to Chelsea and then Inter Milan, but things soured when Villas-Boas looked to go it alone.

Wimbledon and the French Open will find themselves in a moral maze when the question arises of Maria Sharapova’s potential participation next year.

Maria Sharapova pledged that she would be ‘counting the days’ until her comeback at the end of April. The former world No 1 was delighted after the CAS produced their latest example of leniency.

England’s leading wicket-taker of all time is confident the stress fracture in his right shoulder, aggravated in back-to-back Tests against Pakistan last summer, will not rule him out.

Mercedes have sent Lewis Hamilton's engine on a 7000-mile trip to be examined at their base in Brixworth. Toto Wolff said the team would leave no stone unturned in examination of the engine.

Maro Itoje's openside credentials have received a strong endorsement on the day England's options in the position appear to have dwindled. The possibility of Itoje and Chris Robshaw packing

The presence of Adrien 'The Problem' Broner at ringside - presuming he departs from recent practice and actually turns up for an appointment - is bound to be a distraction.

The 27-year-old has been promised by his promoter, Frank Warren, that he will fight either Gennady Golovkin or Saul Alvarez if he can defend his WBO middleweight title against Artur Akavov.

The world No 2 has his fair share of loyal fans around the world, but it appears one used her privileged position to take things a step too far by breaking into his hotel room in the early hours of the morning.

Michail Antonio, the West Ham winger called up for the last two England squads, is in danger of giving footballers a good name with the way he fulfilled a promise made to a Birmingham charity.

From Michael Owen to Joe Cole and Fernando Torres, countless wonder kids have fizzled out after scaling wondrous heights in their teenage years.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Cardiff City are set to appoint Neil Warnock as their new manager after sacking Paul Trollope on Tuesday. They have agreed terms with the 67-year-old.

At such a turbulent time for the England team, it is something of a shame that James Milner announced his international retirement after seeing just three minutes of action at Euro 2016.

Dressing rooms at Manchester City's training centre are no-phone zones for Pep Guardiola's squad, with the players' wi-fi cut off. Pablo Zabaleta has revealed some moves Guardiola's making.

Arsenal are offering Hector Bellerin a bumper new five-year contract to prevent him from returning to Barcelona. The youngster still has two years to run on his current £30,000-per-week deal.

Ben Davies believes Wales will have the confidence to kick on and qualify for the 2018 World Cup. The Tottenham star says Wales have what it takes to book their place on a flight to Russia.

Gary Neville has questioned whether the FA should have handed over a £1million payout to former boss Sam Allardyce in the wake of his departure as England boss.

Sunderland boss David Moyes has been dealt yet another blow after the club confirmed that key midfielder Jan Kirchhoff could be out of action for up to eight weeks.

Robert Snodgrass cannot wait to show Scotland fans how much progress he has made as he prepares to make his first Hampden appearance for almost three years.

Argentina could not even have dreamed about facing Australia at Twickenham in the Rugby Championship 10 years ago, according to Juan Manuel Leguizamon.

Sam Jones has injured his ankle in a training session in Brighton. The extent of his injury is unclear but the Wasps star is now unlikely to be considered for any of England's Autumn international matches.

The flanker had a scan yesterday and Sportsmail understands he has sustained a fractured cheekbone which requires surgery. He is likely to be out for around six weeks.