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Aurelio Vidmar hints Socceroos may go for foreign coach
• Guus Hiddink among frontrunners for job • Ange Postecoglou among Australian candidates The interim Socceroos coach, Aurelio Vidmar, has hinted that Australia may employ a foreign coach as a successor to Holger Osieck. The German was sacked at the weekend following Australia's defeat to France, their second successive 6-0 loss in a row . Guus Hiddink, who led the Socceroos at the 2006 World Cup, is believed to be the frontrunner for the job , with Argentinian Marcelo Bielsa and Italy's Roberto Di Matteo also named as possible replacements for Osieck. Australians Ange Postecoglou…
00:44 » GuardianCan you name England's 11th man?
See if you can fill in the blanks in the England team sheets for their final qualifying games for the last 10 World Cups John Ashdown
00:06 » GuardianMackay demands assurances
Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay is to seek assurances about his future at a crisis meeting with owner Vincent Tan.
00:00 » SkySports.comMackay to settle future after meeting
• Manager will demand public explanation from Vincent Tan • 'Malky does not have 100% support in the club,' says agent Malky Mackay will seek assurances at a board meeting on Monday that he retains the support of Cardiff's owner, Vincent Tan. The Bluebirds confirmed on Friday that Iain Moody, one of Mackay's most trusted aides since their time together at Watford, had left his post permanently having been placed on gardening leave earlier in the week. They also confirmed the 23-year-old Kazakhstani Alisher Apsalyamov as Moody's replacement on an interim basis. Apsalyamov is…
13 Oct » GuardianTripoli coach shot at after draw
• Three men opened fire on Egyptian at his home • Badri won Champions League last year with Cairo's Al Ahly The Egyptian coach Hossam al-Badri was shot at in Libya on Saturday, hours after his team Al Ahly Tripoli had drawn a league match. The 53-year-old Badri, who took Cairo's Al Ahly to Africa's Champions League title last November, joined the Libyan club in May. League football in Libya resumed only last month after being brought to a halt in February 2011 by the civil conflict that ousted the dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Al Ahly Tripoli won their first two games of the season…
13 Oct » GuardianPoles cannot repeat 1973 - Tomaszewski
Poland's "clown" Jan Tomaszewski expects England to reach the World Cup - unlike 40 years ago.
13 Oct » BBC SportMalky Mackay to hold talks with Cardiff City board
Malky Mackay is determined he will not walk away from Cardiff City despite rumours that he had been asked to resign last week.
13 Oct » TelegraphEngland v Poland: FA sticks to its guns in 'own-goal' row over selling 10,000 extra tickets to visitors
Henry Winter: Huge demand leads to Poles being sold 10,000 extra tickets, giving them 18,000 for Wembley match.
13 Oct » TelegraphEngland v Poland: Everton defender Leighton Baines ready to make up for World Cup 2010 heartbreak
Henry Winter: Left-back faces Poland with surprise omission from England's last World Cup squad fresh in his mind.
13 Oct » TelegraphAndros Townsend is a nightmare to play against, says England and Tottenham Hotspur team-mate Kyle Walker
Andros Townsend and Kyle Walker are recreating their successful club partnership on the international stage
13 Oct » TelegraphLeighton Baines outlines desire to seize Ashley Cole's England spot | Dominic Fifield
The Everton left-back is desperate to reach Brazil and make the No3 position his own after missing out on the 2010 World Cup Leighton Baines was on the dock road in Liverpool, his family with him in the car and listening in on the hands-free when the call came that dashed the dream . Fabio Capello kept it short and simple, confirming the full-back's services would not be required at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and expressing hope that they might work together again at some stage in the future. It was all over in 10 seconds. "I was on my way to Toys R Us to buy a trampoline for the kids…
13 Oct » GuardianAidy Boothroyd still aims high as Northampton's Cobblers tread new low | Jeremy Alexander
Manager whose cutting-edge psychobabble propelled Watford to the Premier League has so far failed to arrest the Sixfields slump "Five minutes of madness" was how Aidy Boothroyd saw Northampton Town's defeat at the Kassam Stadium. He exaggerated, as managers may, especially if their team are last but one in League Two and had matched their opponents for the bulk of the game. The goals that gave Oxford United a 2-0 win that took them to third in the table came in the last three minutes of the first half. Only the first was even his side's fault, the second a penalty so soft in its award that…
13 Oct » GuardianEngland ready for hostile Wembley in World Cup decider
• 20,000 fans will cheer on Poland on Tuesday night • Hodgson warns England players against complacency England are braced to play Tuesday's decisive World Cup qualifier in a hostile atmosphere whipped up by more than 20,000 Poland fans, the largest away following for a competitive game at the revamped Wembley stadium, for a fixture that will determine if Roy Hodgson's side reach the finals in Brazil automatically or must endure a play-off. The game, which the home side need to win to hold off the threat posed by Ukraine at their back, will be an 85,000 sell-out with the Football…
13 Oct » GuardianPoland No1 Artur Boruc in the form of his life and out to stop England | Marcus Christenson
Controversial 'Holy Goalie' has had his ups and downs over the years but has been 'incredible' for Southampton this season We have been here before, of course. England v Poland at Wembley for a decisive World Cup qualifier in October. Forty years ago England were dramatically thwarted by a heroic Jan Tomaszewski and missed out on the finals. This time they face a different proposition altogether, but that does not mean it is going to be any easier. Less clown but more in form is probably the best way to describe the current Polish No1, Artur Boruc. Roy Hodgson will not like the stats. The…
13 Oct » GuardianRobert Lewandowski says he still wants to play in the Premier League and joining Bayern is not a done deal
Borussia Dortmund and Poland striker says he wants to play for an English club at some stage of his career
13 Oct » TelegraphScotland v Croatia: James McArthur eager for final hurrah to boost Euro '16 hopes
Scotland midfielder says double over Croatia will boost morale and chances for Euro '16 qualification.
13 Oct » TelegraphAlan Hansen: Poland striker Robert Lewandowski can expose weakness at the heart of England's defence
Alan Hansen: There are few options available to Roy Hodgson to fill the void left by John Terry and Rio Ferdinand.
13 Oct » TelegraphEngland v Poland: Ukraine manager Mikhail Fomenko says Poland are not good enough to win
Ukraine manager Mikhail Fomenko is resigning himself to a play-off, as he expects bitter rivals Poland to lose at Wembley.
13 Oct » TelegraphCoventry City 3-2 Sheffield United | League One match report
Even Chris Morgan thinks there is truth in the gossip that Nigel Clough will take charge of Sheffield United. The Blades' caretaker manager has offered his backing to the potential appointment of the former Derby County manager and says a decision will be made early this week. "There'll be a new manager in this week and hopefully we get a bit of spark," Morgan said. "Clough is the name on everybody's lips. If it's him, I'll look forward to it. He's had a good few years at Derby [who dismissed him a fortnight ago] and he's produced some excellent young players. There's been nothing said…
13 Oct » GuardianAndros Townsend: the man who hates England
Jonathan Liew: winger has got the nation dreaming, just when we were ready to accept our modest place in the football world.
13 Oct » Telegraph