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Page last updated at 22:26 GMT, Thursday, 12 November 2009

Sir Alex Ferguson Ferguson hit with FA fine and ban
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is fined £20,000 and given a two-match touchline ban for his comments about referee Alan Wiley's fitness.

Wembley Stadium England 2018 bid team streamlined
Manchester United chief David Gill and ex-Birmingham director Karren Brady are among six members to stand down from England's 2018 World Cup bid team.

Carlo Cudicini FROM BBC NEWS >>
Cudicini injured in road accident
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini suffers potentially "life-changing" injuries in a crash in London.


Premier League rejects Old Firm
Premier League chairmen reject a proposal to bring Celtic and Rangers into English football's top flight.

Enke funeral to be held on Sunday
Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke is to be buried on Sunday in a small ceremony near his home following a memorial service at the Hannover stadium.

Lampard joins England withdrawals
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is the latest player to pull out of England's squad for Saturday's friendly against Brazil.

Chelsea hit by Bosingwa lay-off
Chelsea defender Jose Bosingwa is ruled out for around three months after undergoing knee surgery.

Williams captains depleted Wales
Wales Footballer of the Year Ashley Williams is John Toshack's new skipper for Saturday's game with Scotland.

Hughes hopeful of Robinho return
Manchester City manager Mark Hughes says Brazilian forward Robinho has an outside chance of playing against Liverpool on 21 November.

Rangers and Unirea fined by Uefa
Rangers are fined £18,000 for crowd trouble at their recent Champions League game while hosts Unirea Urziceni must pay £7,200 for poor organisation.

Feeney wants Worthington to stay
Ipswich Town defender Gareth McAuley withdraws from the Northern Ireland squad for Saturday's international friendly against Serbia at Windsor Park.

Pavlyuchenko to demand Spurs exit
Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko plans talks with manager Harry Redknapp and is expected to demand a transfer.

Ferdinand backs big brother Rio
Sunderland defender Anton Ferdinand says older brother Rio will regain his form and fitness and come back stronger than ever.

McCarthy aiming for fresh start
South Africa's Benni McCarthy has apologised for his previous misbehaviour on his return to the Bafana Bafana fold.

Miller withdraws from Irish squad
Liam Miller has been ruled out of the Republic of Ireland team for the first leg of the World Cup play-off against France.

Craig Short takes charge of Hungarian giants Ferencvaros
Former Blackburn defender Craig Short is hoping to be a success as Ferencvaros caretaker manager.

Thursday's gossip column
Nani hits out at Ferguson, plus other rumours


Internationals

Fletcher passed fit to face Wales
Scotland captain Darren Fletcher returns to training ahead of Saturday's friendly against Wales.


Premier League

Benayoun & Riera blow for Benitez
Liverpool expect to be without injured duo Yossi Benayoun and Albert Riera for three two four weeks.


Championship

Kettering boss among Posh targets
Peterborough hold talks with Kettering boss Mark Cooper for the manager's job, BBC Radio Northampton understands.


League One

Mawhinney to quit as League chief
Lord Mawhinney says he will stand down as Football League chairman on 15 March 2010.


League Two

My heart is at Bournemouth - Howe
Manager Eddie Howe says he turned down the approach of Peterborough because his "heart" is at Bournemouth.


Non-league

Fleet re-sign heart op man Smith
Ross Smith re-signs for Ebbsfleet United a year after being told he had to retire because of a heart condition.


Welsh football

FAW delays naming chief executive
The Football Association of Wales' plans to unveil its new chief executive on Thursday have been put back.


Irish football

FROM BBC NEWS >>
IFA settle Wells case with payout
The Irish Football Association settles former chief executive Howard Wells's unfair dismissal case with a substantial payout.


Europe

Suicide keeper battled depression
The widow of Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke, who died after being hit by a train on Tuesday, says he fought depression for six years.


African football

Nigeria into under-17 final
Hosts and defending champions Nigeria beat Spain 3-1 to reach the final of the Under-17 World Cup where they will play Switzerland.


Scottish Premier

SPL happy to hold on to Old Firm
The Scottish Premier League welcomes the decision of their English counterparts to reject plans for an Old Firm cross-border switch.


Scottish League

Adams agrees new County contract
Ross County manager Derek Adams signs a one-year contract extension with the First Division club.


Scottish Cups

Fir Park and Hampden host semis
The Co-operative Insurance Cup semi-final between Hearts and St Mirren will be played at Fir Park while the other semi heads for Hampden.


FA Cup

Rochdale 0-2 Luton
Two goals by Kevin Gallen earn non-league Luton victory over League Two high-fliers Rochdale in their FA Cup first-round replay.


Carling Cup

Man Utd handed testing Spurs tie
Carling Cup holders Manchester United will host Tottenham in the quarter-finals, while Manchester City will be at home to Arsenal.


Women's football

Arsenal Ladies reach last eight
Arsenal eased into last eight of the Women's Champions League with a 2-0 second leg win over Sparta Prague, for an 5-0 victory on aggregate.


Comment and analysis

Bosnia plot Ronaldo heartbreak
Bosnia's star duo have the chance to stop Portugal, and the best player in the world, qualifying for the World Cup

A personal tribute to Robert Enke
Patrick Andersson on his friend and former team-mate's death


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