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After last week's tumultuous events concerning the departures of Sebastien Le Toux and Faryd Mondragon from the Philadelphia Union, and the cancellation of the WPS season, this week's installment of the Philly Soccer Show podcast slows down the pace with a look at the Union as they begin training camp in Orlando.

Fabio Capello has stunned English football by quitting as England manager having fallen out with the FA after defender John Terry was stripped of the captaincy. The news rocked football journalists across the land as head coach Fabio Capello turned his back on the English national team and resigned with immediate effect.

By CALEB SONNELAND

Thierry Henry's return to Arsenal may last just a little longer than expected, according to manager Arsene Wenger.

The French striker has enjoyed his brief loan spell at Arsenal, netting a goal in the club's 7-1 win over the weekend.

Swedish international and AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been named Serie's A's best player for 2011. This comes as no surprise bearing the season he had with the Rossoneri.

The annual award ceremony which was held in Milan, is voted for by Serie A players and recognises the best player, best coach, best club and the best referee.

By FRANCO PANIZO

Wayne Rooney will be able to play in group stage of Euro 2012 after all.

Accompanied by England head coach Fabio Capello, Rooney had his three-game ban reduced to two after a successful appeal to UEFA on Thursday. The decision to shorten Rooney's ban, which came as a result of Rooney receiving a red card against Montenegro in a Euro qualifier last month, means he will be eligible to play in England's final group match against Ukraine.

If Andy Carroll is not good enough for England, should he continue to be at the heart of Liverpool's plans.
England coach Fabio Capello picked Daniel Sturridge and Aston Villa's Gabriel Agbonlahor, but left out Liverpool striker Andy Carroll for friendly matches against Spain and Sweden at Wembley.

England striker Wayne Rooney will miss the Euro 2012 group stage after being banned for three matches for his sending off against Montenegro.

Uefa's disciplinary panel, which described the incident as an "assault", decided on the punishment at a meeting on Thursday. The England FA are said to be considering an appeal.

England striker Wayne Rooney will miss the Euro 2012 group stage after being banned for three matches for his sending off against Montenegro.

Uefa's disciplinary panel, which described the incident as an "assault", decided on the punishment at a meeting on Thursday. The England FA are said to be considering an appeal.

Well, despite Wazza losing the plot yet again, England qualified for Euro 2012 last week guest blogger Richard Smith runs the rule over some of the prospects that could make their international breakthroughs in Poland and the Ukraine next summer...

Having confirmed their place at Euro 2012 next Summer as any England fan will acknowledge nothing is straight forward when it comes to the "Three Lions" and tournament football there is plenty of reason to be optimistic about the future of the English National team.

After his dismissal last Friday in a Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro that ended in a 2-2 draw, coach Fabio Capello has decided not to call up Wayne Rooney for England's international friendly against Spain next month.

In what Capello termed as a silly mistake by Rooney, the Italian has decided to experiment and try new options upfront as his side will have to begin their campaign without the striker.

Frank Lampard showed just why he remains an important part of the Blues title quest this season as he scored an impressive hat-trick in Chelsea's 5-1 drubbing of Bolton Wanderers.

One thing i really like about huge wins irrespective of the team is the headlines that come out of them.

England coach Fabio Capello has named his full 24-man-squad ahead of England's decisive Euro 2012 qualifier with Montenegro on Friday, with former captain Rio Ferdinand being excluded from the list Capello was at White Hart Lane watching the North London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal and was seemingly impressed with man-of-the-match fullback Kyle Walker who [.

England coach Fabio Capello is ready to call up Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard for the Montenegro clash if he is deemed fit enough.
The Italian tactician spoke out after watching Gerrard come off the bench in the second half of the Reds' 2-0 derby win against Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday lunchtime.

A few eyebrows were raised in the Kop when Andy Carroll was named in Kenny Dalglish's Liverpool side to face Wolves on Saturday, seemingly out of faith rather than merit.
After all, the £35 million man has been well below-par this season – not least in the 4-0 defeat at Tottenham six days earlier – and Craig Bellamy had looked extremely sharp in the midweek League Cup win at Brighton.

England must be 'intelligent' with Steven Gerrard Kenny Dalglish

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has urged England coach Fabio Capello to be 'intelligent' when it comes to considering Steven Gerrard for international duty.

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Dalglish urges caution over Gerrard's England return

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has urged England coach Fabio Capello to be "intelligent" when it comes to considering Steven Gerrard for international duty. The midfielder, who Dalglish described as the club's talisman, made a welcome return to action in last night's 2-1 Carling Cup victory over Brighton.

Liverpool's Steven Gerrard and Chelsea's Frank Lampard have emerged as the latest transfer targets for big-spending Anzhi Makhachkala.
The Russian club stunned the football world last month by signing Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o from Inter Milan and making him the world's highest-paid player.
Suleyman Kerimov, Anzhi's billionaire owner, is keen to add more big names to a squad that also features Roberto Carlos, Diego Tardelli and Yuri Zhirkov.

Liverpool's Steven Gerrard and Chelsea's Frank Lampard have emerged as the latest transfer targets for big-spending Anzhi Makhachkala.
The Russian club stunned the football world last month by signing Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o from Inter Milan and making him the world's highest-paid player.
Suleyman Kerimov, Anzhi's billionaire owner, is keen to add more big names to a squad that also features Roberto Carlos, Diego Tardelli and Yuri Zhirkov.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has been backed to bring the best out of England striker Andy Carroll by Newcastle United goal-scoring legend Alan Shearer.
Dalglish has already leapt to the defence of his £35 million striker after his lifestyle was criticized by England head coach Fabio Capello and Shearer has insisted that his fellow Geordie is in good hands with the Anfield boss.

The FA are hopeful of appointing Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp prior to Euro 2012 as disillusionment with current England coach Fabio Capello sets in. Secret FA plans to instill Harry Redknapp as the new England boss have been revealed by the The People who also stress that an official approach could be made to [.

Liverpool striker Andy Carroll backed by manager Kenny Dalglish over Fabio Capello's comments over drinking

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish gives backing to Andy Carroll in the wake of criticism from England coach Fabio Capello.

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Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish backs Andy Carroll over criticism

Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish defends striker Andy Carroll following criticism of his lifestyle by England coach Fabio Capello.

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Kenny Dalglish defends Andy Carroll over fitness criticism

• Liverpool manager pleased with striker's levels of fitness • Fabio Capello had suggested Carroll 'needs to be careful' The Liverpool manager, Kenny Dalglish, has defended Andy Carroll in the wake of criticism from the England coach, Fabio Capello.

Capello impressed by Kelly

England coach Fabio Capello admits he was left impressed with the performance of Martin Kelly during Liverpool's 2-0 win at Arsenal on Saturday.

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Capello laments Gerrard setback

England coach Fabio Capello is hoping Steven Gerrard can make a swift return from his injury setback.

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Liverpool and Sunderland have agreed a deal thought to be worth about £20m for midfielder Jordan Henderson.
The 20-year-old England international will travel to Liverpool for a medical and to discuss personal terms.
"A fee has been agreed with Liverpool for Jordan Henderson and he travels to Anfield with the club's blessing," said a Sunderland statement.

Bobby Zamora is back in the England squad after recovering from injuries that cost him to miss most of the season for Fulham. Zamora scored four goals in 11 matches for Fulahm, and with Andy Carroll injured and Wayne Rooney suspended, Zamora was one of four forwards named by England coach Fabio Capello in his 26-man squad for next month's 2012 European Championship qualifier against Switzerland.

England have released five players from the squad for Tuesday's international friendly with Ghana.

Captain John Terry and fellow defenders Ashley Cole and Michael Dawson, midfielder Frank Lampard and striker Wayne Rooney will all return to their clubs. All five started Saturday's 2-0 Euro 2012 qualifying win over Wales.

Every events can actually have positive impact for one's life albeit it was a disappointing moment, an example of this situation is currently being felt by Arsenal's midfield player, Theo Walcott, who recently said that his omission from the World Cup was a blessing in disguise for him.

Walcott admitted that being out from the 2010 World Cup kinda gives him the mental break he needed after having such a poor season and that rest seems to help him improved a lot this season.

LONDON, England Chelsea's Ashley Cole has been named England's Player of the Year for 2010 the first defender to win the award. Cole, who will draw level with Kenny Sansom on 86 caps to become his country's most-capped full-back if he faces Denmark on Wednesday, was the stand-out performer in a [.

This evening I saw a spate of headlines after England coach Fabio Capello shared a meal with some journalists. It seems most of the talk was about England's future i.e. Jack Wilshere.

Interestingly, Capello wants to play young Jack in front of his back four.

I want to put him in this position in front of the back four.

LONDON, England Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp says David Beckham wants to play for Spurs and he's stepping up his bid for the former Manchester United star. Redknapp confirmed his interest in Beckham on Friday and, speaking after today's 1-0 win over Fulham, he said the Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder was ready to return [.