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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…

Can 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

Mackay demands assurances

Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay is to seek assurances about his future at a crisis meeting with owner Vincent Tan.

Mackay 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…

Tripoli 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…

Poles cannot repeat 1973 - Tomaszewski

Poland's "clown" Jan Tomaszewski expects England to reach the World Cup - unlike 40 years ago.

Malky 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.        

England 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.        

England 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.