Short football headlines for September 8th:
Sunderland chase Lucas Neill, plus other rumours
Guus Hiddink has hinted he would be interested in a return to the Premier League.
Kolo Toure has been confirmed as Manchester City's new captain following the departure of Richard Dunne.
England boss Fabio Capello has thanked Slaven Bilic for motivating his team ahead of the World Cup clash with Croatia.
Croatia coach Slaven Bilic insists he was praising England when he said they had lost their "Englishness" under Italian manager Fabio Capello.
Liverpool fan Michael Shields is set to be released after being pardoned by Justice Secretary Jack Straw.
West Ham midfielder Valon Behrami makes his comeback for the reserves after a six-month injury lay-off.
Fifa says Italian club Fiorentina have been in contact with them about Manchester United's signing of 16-year-old defender Michele Fornasier.
Manchester City manager Mark Hughes defends executive chairman Garry Cook in the wake of Richard Dunne's exit.
Liverpool star Jamie Carragher believes Manchester City provide a real threat to the top four this season.
Chelsea duo Joe Cole and Paulo Ferreira continued their return from injury in a practice match on Tuesday.
Reported Man City and Valencia target Mesut Ozil is in no rush to sign a new deal with Werder Bremen.
Fifa have confirmed they have been contacted by Fiorentina about Manchester United's signing of Michele Fornasier.
Peter Reid has left his post as coach of the Thailand national side and is set to take on a role at Stoke.
Skysports.com understands Portsmouth have signed former Sheffield United forward Danny Webber.
Liverpool defender Fabio Aurelio has targeted a return to action in this weekend's clash with Burnley.
Luca Toni has admitted that he will weigh up his options should he not be a first team regular at Bayern.
Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies undergoes surgery to cure his ongoing shoulder problem.
Sulaiman Al Fahim has told punters not to waste their money on Paul Hart winning the sack race.
Cesc Fabregas has said that he is happy at Arsenal, despite speculation linking him with a move away.
Sepp Blatter believes several clubs fear similar sanctions in the wake of Chelsea's transfer ban.
Germany and Russia are left to battle out top spot in Group Four as Wales crashed out with two games to go.
Slovenia moved into second spot as Czech Republic boosted their hopes of claiming a play-off place.
England booked a place at the 2010 World Cup finals with a comprehensive 5-1 revenge mission over qualification rivals Croatia.
Cameroon kept their World Cup qualification hopes alive with a 2-1 win over Gabon in Yaounde.