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Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek is not worried about recent criticisms suggesting striker Scott McDonald is overweight.

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Man United's Rooney doubtful for trip to Blackburn

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is set to miss Saturday’s English Premier League match at Blackburn due to an ankle injury, but is expected to be fit for England’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

Rooney given green light for England

Wayne Rooney should be fit to play in England’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus, his club, Manchester United, said today.

Tottenham move into UEFA Cup group stages

Struggling Tottenham drew 1-1 with Wisla Krakow here today to move into the UEFA Cup group stages but had to suffer an anxious final spell in the 3-2 aggregate win.

Croatian fans clash with Czech police

Eight police officers were injured and more than 300 Croatian football fans were detained in clashes ahead of Dinamo Zagreb’s UEFA Cup match against Sparta Prague.

Spurs survive, Everton crash out

Tottenham edged nervously into the UEFA Cup group stages today to ease the pressure on under-fire coach Juande Ramos but fellow English strugglers Everton crashed out.

Chelsea boosted by Drogba injury bulletin

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is expected to face only a short spell on the sidelines following the injury he sustained against Romanian side Cluj in the Champions League, the club announced today.

Vidmar wary of physical battering

If five matches in 14 days wasn’t tough enough, Adelaide coach Aurelio Vidmar expects his charges to cop a physical battering in Friday night’s A-League clash with Central Coast at Hindmarsh Stadium.

A-League preview panel

Preview of round seven of the A-League this weekend (all times local):

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Jets make Griffiths marquee man

Newcastle Jets striker Joel Griffiths cited the re-signing of coach Gary van Egmond and the upcoming Asian Champions League campaign as key reasons for extending his stay for a further three years at the A-League champions.

Moore expects Coyne retention

Former skipper Craig Moore is delighted about his Socceroos recall but doubts he’ll appear in Pim Verbeek’s starting team to play Qatar.

Moore lashes out at Bleiberg

The Queensland Roar’s patience with Miron Bleiberg has run out with skipper Craig Moore labelling the colourful coach a “clown”.

Adelaide United disappointed after schedule request fails

Adelaide United are disappointed their request to postpone some of their A-League matches so they can focus on the Asian Champions League (ACL) has been rejected.