Fabio Capello's choice of game on Sunday was the match between Birmingham and Fulham (above) which gave him a chance to look at two in form players who are getting calls from their respective managers to feature in the England Squad for South Africa Birmingham's on-loan Joe Hart and Fulham's on-form Bobby Zamora.

Gianfranco Zola's sacking hasn't come as a surprise to anyone, after West Ham Co. Owner David Sullivan publicly said after their home defeat to fellow strugglers Wolves 3-1 at home in March was shambolic.

The transfer of the Arsenal striker Eduardo to Shakhtar Donetsk still hasn't been formally announced by the Arsenal website, but it is now common knowledge. The Croatian striker has been a shadow of his former self since he returned from his broken leg, but after passing a rigorous medical, Shakhtar coach Mircea Lucescu is hopeful [.

ZAGREB, Croatia Niko Kranjcar scored the first two goals and laid on the third as Croatia breezed past Malta 3-0 to go top of Euro 2012 Group F qualifying on Wednesday. The out-of-favour Tottenham Hotspur midfielder cracked in a fierce drive from the edge of the penalty box to put the Croatians in front [.

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With the World Cup less than 6 months away, we have decided to start the build up early doors with an A to Z list of our favorite players who set the World Cup alight. Some are recent stars, some are relics from the days of black and white TV but all were mustard.

Sir Alex Ferguson has laid in to the poor quality of the Wembley pitch after losing both Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen to injuries following playing on it.

"I think Wembley's a difficult pitch," said Ferguson. "I thought a horse show had been on it by the time I went on it. It reminded me of a ploughed field.

West Ham finished 17th this season and manager Gianfranco Zola has been sacked. The first of many off-season Premier League casualties, surely.
We aren't huge Zola fans (from a managerial perspective) despite his obviously charming nature off the field.
Though Zola did keep West Ham up, he did far too little in the end.

As Liverpool Fc look for a new manager, the front-runner appears to be Roy Hodgson of Fulham.
It is thought Hodgson, who led Fulham to the final of the inaugural Europa League this season, is seen as the steadying influence the club requires after the chronic uncertainty of the last months of Benítez's six-year tenure.

The agent of Turkey manager Guus Hiddink has dismissed reports linking the Dutchman with the vacacy at Liverpool.
Rafa Benitez left the Reds post on Thursday by mutual consent after six years at the helm.
But, Cees van Nieuwenhuizen told BBC Sport that former Chelsea boss Hiddink would not be turning his back on Turkey having only recently taken up the post.

Italy coach Marcello Lippi is the latest candidate to rule himself out of the running to succeed Rafa Benitez at Liverpool.
Benitez's Anfield exit was confirmed last week, with the two sides parting ways by mutual consent. The Spaniard enjoyed almost six years at the helm, winning the Champions League and the FA Cup, but last season proved to be disastrous for Liverpool with Benitez paying the price.

Rafa Benitez's Anfield successor finally named.

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Roy Hodgson has been named Liverpool's new manager after signing a three-year contract with the Anfield club.

Firstly, before anyone even thinks that I am suggesting that Arsene Wenger be sacked, I'M NOT!!

What I have been thinking about is, come next summer our current boss has a dilemma. Does he sign a new contract or will he think he's had enough and either move upstairs to the boardroom, or will he head off to new sunny shores?

Widespread reports on Monday said Eduardo would move to Shakhtar in a £6 million deal, and Bilic has now backed the Brazil-born Croatia international to succeed in the Ukraine.

FC Shakhtar Donetsk have announced the capture of Brazilian born Croatia striker Eduardo Da Silva. It is reported that Wenger was reluctant to allow him to leave Arsenal, but with Eduardo fearing for his starting position at the club and with the blessing of his international manager, Slaven Bilic he completed the move.

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Well that's thrown a spanner in the works, this wasn't in the script. With just days to go until the big kick-off, the highly rated Martin O'Neill has walked away from the Villain project.

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Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva is within 48 hours of completing a move to Shakhtar Donetsk, after agreeing personal terms with the Ukranian giants yesterday following a week of negotiations.

The Croatian international has already passed a medical at the club under the supervision of Shakhtar chief medical officer Francisco Biosca, and has also sought the advice of his national team manager Slaven Bilic before rubber-stamping the move.

NEWCASTLE, England Following the sacking of Chris Hughton as manager of Newcastle United, who will the next man to take the St James' Park hot seat? Despite Hughton leading the Magpies back into the top flight at the first time of asking with virtually the same squad that had suffered relegation in 2009, the [.