Stockport deny local rivals promotion

Beckham scores from 70 yards as LA Galaxy win

Four pull out of Scottish friendly with Czech Republic

Campo targeted by Premier New Boys

Iraq suspended by FIFA

Stockport County came back from behind to defeat their local rivals Rochdale at Wembley to gain promotion from League Two.

Rochdale took the lead through Rory McArdle before a Nathan Stanton own goal put the teams level at half-time. Goals from Anthony Pilkington and Liam Dickinson, his 21st of the season, gave Stockport a two goal cushion before Adam Rundle’s pulled one back to ensure a tight finish.

Rochdale are now condemned to their 35th successive season in the bottom tier of the Football League while Stockport finally won at Wembley after four previous defeats, all of which featured their manager Jim Gannon as a player.

David Beckham scored from 70 yards during LA Galaxy’s 3-1 victory against Kansas City. With Kansas ‘keeper Kevin Hartman racing back to his goal after going upfield for a corner, former England captain Beckham coolly slotted the ball into an empty net.

Scotland manager George Burley has lost four more players from his squad for Friday’s friendly against Czech Republic.

Tottenham full-back Alan Hutton, Birmingham striker James McFadden and Rangers duo Kevin Thomson and Steven Whittaker have all withdrawn from the trip to Prague through injury. Thomson and Whittaker were both in line to make their international debuts.

Premier new boys Hull City are ready to make Ivan Campo the club’s top earner.

Manager Phil Brown is looking to bring in players capable of keeping the Tigers in the Premiership and Campo who has been released by Bolton is high on the wanted list.

Fifa has suspended Iraq from international competition for a year after the Iraqi government disbanded their national football association. Iraq, the Asian champions, are due to play Australia in a World Cup qualifier in Brisbane on 1 June. Fifa say the suspension will be lifted if the decree is overturned by the Iraqi government by midnight on 29 May.

Kevin Taylor