Scholes faces three months out
Double injury blow for Liverpool
FIFA drop rotation policy
Redknapp wins new Pompey deal
QPR unveil De Canio
New dawn for Spurs
Wise banned and fined
Warnock sign Songo’o
Pools pay tribute to Maidens
McIlroy charged
Manchester United’s Paul Scholes has been diagnosed with damaged knee ligaments, will have surgery on Thursday and will be out for three months. The 32-year-old midfielder suffered the injury in training ahead of the Champions League win over Dynamo Kiev last week.
Liverpool suffered a double injury blow during yesterday’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal at Anfield. Striker Fernando Torres has been ruled out for three weeks with an adductor injury while Xabi Alonso fractured the fourth metatarsal in his left foot.
England’s hopes of hosting the 2018 World Cup Finals have been boosted after FIFA dropped its policy of rotating the tournament between continents. Countries belonging to confederations that hosted the two preceding tournaments are barred from applying.
Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has signed a new deal to remain at the club until 2011.
Luigi De Canio has been appointed as first team coach at Queens Park Rangers. The 50-year-old Italian has previously managed Udinese, Napoli, Reggina, Genoa and Siena and has signed a three-year contract at Loftus Road. Mick Harford, who had been in caretaker charge following the sacking of John Gregory, has left the club.
New Tottenham Hotspur boss Juande Ramos took charge of his new squad for the first time this morning while the club appointed Gus Poyet as first-team coach after a compensation package was agreed with his former club Leeds United over the weekend.
As well as losing his assistant, Leeds United manager Denis Wise has been given a three-match touchline ban and fined £5,000 for using abusive language towards referee Danny McDermid during his club’s 1-1 draw with Gillingham on September 29. Wise had a previous suspended one-match touchline ban invoked and a further two-match suspension issued. In addition, McDermid has been charged after he allegedly swore at Wise.
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Neil Warnock has secured his first signing as Crystal Palace manager by signing Portsmouth’s Franck Songo’o on a month’s loan. The French winger played for Palace in tonight’s Championship clash with Watford at Selhurst Park. The away side won 0-2 thanks to strikes from Tommy Smith and Marlon King.
Hartlepool are to retire their number 25 shirt Following the death of Hartlepool United midfielder Michael Maidens in a road traffic accident, the Victoria Park club have decided to retire their number 25 shirt. All Hartlepool players wore his surname on the back of their shirts for Saturday’s 2-1 defeat by Brighton.
The Football Association have charged Morecambe manager Sammy McIlroy with improper conduct following the Shrimps’ 3-1 defeat at Rotherham in a League Two match on Saturday, 20 October. Morecambe lost the game 3-1. McIlroy has until 7 November to respond to the charge.
Nathan Davies