Gerrard allowed to make brief cameo for Carra
England manager Fabio Capello has granted Steven Gerrard special dispensation to make a brief appearance in Jamie Carragher's Liverpool testimonial.
A-League: Kalmar gives Melbourne Heart first win Melbourne Heart secured their first-ever A-League victory as Nick Kalmar's early strike sealed a 1-0 win over North Queensland Fury at AAMI Park.
England defender Dawson set to miss six weeks ESPNsoccernet understands England defender Michael Dawson will be out for six weeks with ligament and cartilage damage after he was stretchered off against Bulgaria.
Trapattoni: Robbie Keane will be fit for Andorra
Republic of Ireland skipper Robbie Keane is fit for Tuesday night's Euro 2012 qualifier against Andorra after he suffered no reaction to his knee injury in the 1-0 win over Armenia.
Del Bosque is pleased with Torres progress
Spain boss Vicente Del Bosque believes Fernando Torres is getting back on track after he hit a brace in the 4-0 win over Liechtenstein.
Capello's changes not influenced by the critics
Fabio Capello insists he did not change his tactics as a result of media criticism as Wayne Rooney excelled in a deeper role in the 4-0 win over Bulgaria.
Hat-trick hero Defoe praises assistant Rooney
Hat-trick hero Jermain Defoe was quick to praise England strike partner Wayne Rooney as the Manchester United man returned to top form in his country's 4-0 win over Bulgaria.
France 0-1 Belarus
Laurent Blanc's first competitive match as France coach ended in a shock defeat which deals an early blow to their Euro 2012 qualifying bid.
England 4-0 Bulgaria: Defoe hat-trick
Jermain Defoe gave the surgeon's knife a swerve and instead carved up Bulgaria with his first England hat-trick to bring a smile back to Fabio Capello's face.
Fabio Capello hails Rooney-Defoe partnership
England boss Fabio Capello has praised the performance of his two strikers, Wayne Rooney and Jermain Defoe, as they led England to a 4-0 win over Bulgaria at Wembley on Friday night.
Euro 2012: Belarus beat France, England cruise
England opened their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with a 4-0 win over Bulgaria, but Laurent Blanc's first competitive game as France manager ended in a shock 1-0 defeat to Belarus and Portugal were held by Cyprus in an eight-goal thriller. Meanwhile, Spain cruised to a 4-0 win in Liechtenstein and Italy came from behind to beat Estonia.
San Marino 0-5 Netherlands: Huntelaar hat-trick
A hat-trick from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and a last-minute goal from Ruud van Nistelrooy helped the Netherlands to thrash San Marino 5-0 in their opening Euro 2012 qualifier on Friday.
Belgium 0-1 Germany: Klose snatches victory
Miroslav Klose's goal was enough to give Germany a winning start to their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign. Klose struck six minutes into the second half as Germany edged out Belgium.
Lithuania 0-0 Scotland: Missed chance for visitors
Scotland failed to capitalise on their territorial advantage in their Euro 2012 opener in Lithuania as Craig Levein's competitive debut as manager ended goalless.
