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Capello tells Rooney he has no guarantee of a starting spot

• Fabio Capello will use him as a substitute in friendlies • 'He needs to work to return to England's first XI' Wayne Rooney will be consigned to the shadows of the England squad for the next eight months. Following the forward's red card in the 2-2 draw with Montenegro last week Fabio...

Africa Cup of Nations final qualifier round-up

• Brothers ensure Ivory Coast finish with perfect record • Egypt, Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa miss out The brothers Kolo and Yaya Touré both scored to give Ivory Coast a 2-1 win over Burundi on Sunday and ensure their side finished as the only team with a perfect record in...

Football quiz: the Steel City derby

Today's headscratchers are tense just thinking about it John Ashdown

Hollywood actor regrets turning down the chance to invest in Norwich City

Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman says he regrets turning down an opportunity to invest in Norwich City.

Without Rooney, Capello must find a new England

Over the next few weeks, the consequences of what took place in those final frenetic 15 minutes at Podgorica's City Stadium on Friday night will gradually become apparent to Fabio Capello. He will recognise a scenario familiar with this England team, that in what should have been a moment of...

Sammy Ameobi: 'I look up to him so much. I want to be the complete man, like he is'

It is almost 25 years since a Nigerian academic and devout Christian, his bags packed ready to return to his teaching job in Africa after a year studying at Newcastle University for a PhD in agricultural engineering, decided that God was telling him, his wife and their young children to stay put....

Sam Wallace: The FA needs to find a new national manager – there's no need to make a secret of it

In April 2006, the Football Association was conducting interviews for potential successors to Sven Goran Eriksson who, after the "Fake Sheikh" episode in January of that year, had been told the World Cup finals that summer would be his farewell as England manager.

Striker faces battle to win back starting role

Fabio Capello has warned Wayne Rooney that there is no guarantee he will automatically come back into the England team after his ban at Euro 2012, and said the Manchester United striker will not start in friendlies in the build-up to the tournament.

International round-up: Keane likely to miss vital final game as Irish seek play-off place

The Republic of Ireland will almost certainly have to go into tomorrow night's decisive Euro 2012 qualifier against Armenia without record goal-scorer Robbie Keane. The LA Galaxy striker is struggling with an adductor muscle injury and assistant manager Marco Tardelli admitted that his recovery in...